Observing Venus in 2020
Currents Views from Earth – diagram live! (Source by The Sky Live / Sky Marvels)
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See below for a list of the best times to view Venus in 2020/2021;
The information linked was taken from In-The-Sky website by Dominc Ford.
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2020
| Wednesday 14th October | 00:56 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Leo |
| Wednesday 14th October | 03:50 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Leo |
| Thursday 12th November | 21:30 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Thursday 12th November | 23:46 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Saturday 12th December | 20:40 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Libra |
| Saturday 12th December | 21:07 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Libra |
| Saturday 12th December | 21:07 BST | Lunar occultation of Venus | Libra |
2021
| Monday 11th January | 20:11 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Sagittarius |
| Wednesday 29th January | 00:35 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Pluto | Sagittarius |
| Friday 26th March | 06:20 BST | Venus at superior solar conjunction | Pisces |
| Monday 29th March | 03:39 BST | Venus at greatest brightness | Cetus |
| Wednesday 12th May | 23:04 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| Saturday 29th May | 06:20 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Taurus |
| Saturday 12th June | 07:43 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Gemini |
| Saturday 3rd July | 12:29 BST | Close approach of Venus and M44 | Cancer |
| Monday 12th July | 10:10 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Leo |
| Tuesday 13th July | 08:06 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Mars | Leo |
| Tuesday 13th July | 14:32 BST | Close approach of Venus and Mars | Leo |
| Wednesday 11th August | 07:59 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Wednesday 11th August | 11:27 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Friday 10th September | 03:08 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Friday 10th September | 06:18 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Saturday 9th October | 19:35 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Scorpius |
| Saturday 9th October | 21:04 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Scorpius |
| Thursday 28th October | 15:22 BST | Venus at dichotomy | Ophiuchus |
| Friday 29th October | 15:43 BST | Venus at greatest elongation east | Ophiuchus |
| Monday 8th November | 05:20 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Sagittarius |
| Monday 8th November | 05:28 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Sagittarius |
| Monday 8th November | 05:28 BST | Lunar occultation of Venus | Sagittarius |
| Tuesday 7th December | 00:48 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Sagittarius |
| Tuesday 7th December | 01:08 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Sagittarius |
| Tuesday 7th December | 16:07 BST | Venus at greatest brightness | Sagittarius |
| Monday 13th December | 06:45 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Pluto | Sagittarius |
| Tuesday 14th December | – | Venus reaches highest point in evening sky | Ophiuchus |
| Wednesday 22nd December | 02:48 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Pluto | Sagittarius |
| Wednesday 29th December | 01:02 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Sagittarius |
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