Today Venus is at maximum elongation, as high in the dawn sky as it will get for this morning apparition, about 46°. After today the planet will begin its long slide back into the glare of dawn. It will disappear from view around the beginning of May, 2016 and reach superior conjunction on June 6th, 2016.
Venus Events for 2015 |
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| Date UT | Date HST | Separation | |||
| Maximum Elongation | Jun 6 | 18:59UT | Jun 6 | 08:59HST | 45.4°E |
| Inferior Conjunction | Aug 15 | 19:19UT | Aug 15 | 09:19HST | |
| Maximum Elongation | Oct 26 | 06:59UT | Oct 25 | 20:59HST | 46.4°W |
| Source: NASA Sky Calendar | |||||
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