◆ Venus  Venus is the 2nd planet in the solar system, a rocky world. # ############### ##################### ######################### ########################### ############################# ############################### ############################### ################################# ############################### ############################### ############################# ########################### ######################### ##################### ############### #  Type Planet  Magnitude -4.5  Distance 0.42 AU, 4 light-minutes  Apparent size 40″  Illuminated 25%   Known as  Symbol ♀   Physical  Radius 6,052 km, 0.95 of Earth's  Mass 0.815 of Earth's  Density 5.20 g/cm3  Surface gravity 8.9 m/s2, 0.90x Earth's  Escape velocity 10.4 km/s  Day 243.0 Earth days  Axial tilt 177.3 degrees  Albedo 0.65, reflects 65% of the light hitting it  Temperature 735 K, 462 C  Moons none  what it has been called: skymap.sh/Venus/about  40.00,-83.00 now · 29° up in the SSW · mag -4.5 · ↑ 10:41 ↓ 20:32 ⌃ 15:36  Best in the next 12 months on 12 December 2026.  Venus is not visible from 40.00,-83.00: the sky is still too bright.  No window in the next 40 days from this latitude.  It clears the horizon south of about 33°N: Big Bend or Chichen Itza.   Venus is currently crossing Virgo.   It sits 38° from the Sun, so it is an evening object.   Best in the next 12 months: 2026-12-12, when it reaches 39° with 0.2 hours of darkness and the Moon 8%  lit.  Follow @skymapsh for skymap.sh updates