Observing Venus in 2020
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See below for a list of the best times to view Venus in 2020;
The information linked was taken from In-The-Sky website by Dominc Ford.
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Events for Venus in 2020
| Wednesday 27th January | 19:21 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Neptune | Aquarius |
| Wednesday 27th January | 20:00 GMT | Close approach of Venus and Neptune | Aquarius |
| Tuesday 28th January | 07:29 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Aquarius |
| Tuesday 28th January | 10:42 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Aquarius |
| Thursday 27th February | 11:51 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Pisces |
| Monday 9th March | 14:36 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Uranus | Aries |
| Friday 20th March | 02:09 GMT | Venus at perihelion | Aries |
| Tuesday 24th March | 07:30 GMT | Venus at greatest elongation east | Aries |
| Friday 27th March | 00:46 GMT | Venus at dichotomy | Aries |
| Friday 27th March | – | Venus reaches highest point in evening sky | Aries |
| Saturday 28th March | 10:37 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Aries |
| Saturday 4th April | 01:53 GMT | Close approach of Venus and M45 | Taurus |
| Sunday 26th April | 16:23 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| Tuesday 28th April | 15:24 GMT | Venus at greatest brightness | Taurus |
| Friday 22nd May | 08:44 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Taurus |
| Sunday 24th May | 03:40 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| Wednesday 3rd June | 18:37 GMT | Venus at inferior solar conjunction | Taurus |
| Friday 19th June | 09:31 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| Friday 19th June | 09:53 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| Wednesday 8th July | 12:51 GMT | Venus at greatest brightness | Taurus |
| Friday 10th July | 15:43 GMT | Venus at aphelion | Taurus |
| Friday 17th July | 07:06 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| Friday 17th July | 08:26 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| Wednesday 12th August | 21:47 GMT | Venus at dichotomy | Orion |
| Thursday 13th August | 14:02 GMT | Venus at greatest elongation west | Gemini |
| Saturday 15th August | 13:44 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Gemini |
| Saturday 15th August | 14:01 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Gemini |
| Tuesday 8th September | – | Venus reaches highest point in morning sky | Gemini |
| Monday 14th September | 05:44 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Cancer |
| Monday 14th September | 07:23 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Cancer |
| Wednesday 14th October | 00:56 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Leo |
| Wednesday 14th October | 03:50 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Leo |
| Friday 30th October | 23:03 GMT | Venus at perihelion | Virgo |
| Thursday 12th November | 21:30 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Thursday 12th November | 23:46 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| Saturday 12th December | 20:40 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Libra |
| Saturday 12th December | 21:07 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Libra |
Ephemeris for Venus in 2020
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