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Venus

336 entries from August 14, 1995 to September 15, 2026. Entries that mention the planet Venus.

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A blue sky has a light cloud crossing the middle of the image. Two crescent objects are visible through the cloud, a large faint crescent in the center and a brighter crescent above it.

September 15, 2026

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2026 (9)

Sep 15 A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus
Aug 1 Buck Moon and Belt of Venus
Jun 20 Daytime Moon Meets Evening Star
Jun 14 10 Days of Venus and Jupiter
Jun 12 Venus and Jupiter: Conjunction from Avebury
Jun 7 Jupiter and Venus from Earth
Apr 29 The Moon, Venus, and the Pleiades
Feb 24 Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House
Feb 21 Twilight with Moon and Planets

2025 (11)

Sep 20 Gibbous vs Crescent
Aug 15 Moonlight, Planets, and Perseids
Aug 8 Dawn of the Crab
Jul 23 Fireball over Cape San Blas
Jun 14 Meteors and Satellite Trails over the Limay River
May 11 The Surface of Venus from Venera 14
Apr 30 A Happy Sky over Bufa Hill in Mexico
Apr 11 The ISS Meets Venus
Mar 16 Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
Feb 8 A Conjunction of Crescents
Jan 13 Comet ATLAS Before Sunrise

2024 (5)

Sep 30 Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over Mexico
Sep 25 Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise
Apr 17 Total Eclipse and Comets
Apr 10 Planets Around a Total Eclipse
Jan 8 The Phases of Venus

2023 (16)

Nov 16 Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star
Nov 14 Three Planets Rock
Sep 15 Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain
Aug 26 Crescents of Venus
Jul 3 Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki
Jun 26 The Belt of Venus over Mount Everest
Jun 10 Mars and the Beehive
May 9 Shadows of Earth
Mar 25 Venus and the Da Vinci Glow
Mar 15 Jupiter and Venus Converge over Germany
Mar 6 Jupiter and Venus from Earth
Mar 5 Jupiter and Venus over Italy
Mar 4 10 Days of Venus and Jupiter
Feb 27 Zodiacal Ray with Venus and Jupiter
Feb 25 Crescent Moon Occultation
Jan 2 After Sunset Planet Parade

2022 (8)

Jun 29 Solar System Family Portrait
Jun 2 Lunar Occultation of Venus
May 4 Planets Over Egyptian Pyramid
Apr 26 Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House
Mar 29 Venus and Mars: Passing in the Night
Mar 6 Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
Feb 3 Embraced by Sunlight
Jan 6 The Last Days of Venus as the Evening Star

2021 (7)

Dec 23 Three Planets and a Comet
Nov 21 Introducing Comet Leonard
Oct 18 Earthshine Moon over Sicily
Oct 2 A Light and Dusty Night
Jul 16 Love and War by Moonlight
Mar 17 The Surface of Venus from Venera 14
Feb 25 A Venus Flyby

2020 (16)

Nov 14 Venus, Mercury, and the Waning Moon
Oct 27 Venusian Volcano Imagined
Sep 15 Biomarker Phosphine Discovered in the Atmosphere of Venus
Jul 10 Comet NEOWISE from the ISS
Jun 21 Moon Occults Venus
Jun 8 Atmospheric Ring of Venus
Jun 3 The Dance of Venus and Earth Video
May 30 Green Flashes: Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury
May 29 Mercury Meets Crescent Venus
May 21 Phases of Venus
Apr 15 A Cosmic Triangle
Apr 11 Venus and the Pleiades in April
Apr 4 Venus and the Sisters
Apr 3 The Traffic in Taurus
Apr 2 Venus and the Pleiades in April
Jan 14 Evidence of an Active Volcano on Venus

2019 (5)

Nov 28 Moon and Planets at Twilight
Nov 26 Venus and Jupiter on the Horizon
Mar 4 Celestial Alignment over Sicilian Shore
Feb 10 Venus Unveiled
Feb 6 Moon and Venus Appulse over a Tree

2018 (8)

Oct 5 The Last Days of Venus as the Evening Star
Jul 17 Moon and Venus over Cannon Beach
Jun 14 Six Planets from Yosemite
May 19 Reflections of Venus and Moon
Mar 31 Twilight in a Western Sky
Mar 4 Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
Feb 4 Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
Jan 30 Venus at Night in Infrared from Akatsuki

2017 (11)

Nov 12 A Happy Sky over Los Angeles
Sep 15 100 Steps Forward
Aug 11 A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145
Jun 23 Solstice Conjunction over Budapest
Apr 27 Lyrids in Southern Skies
Apr 18 Night Glows
Mar 17 Phases of Venus
Feb 4 Conjunction of Four
Jan 27 Venus Through Water Drops
Jan 13 When Mars met Neptune
Jan 6 New York Harbor Moonset

2016 (5)

Dec 23 Once Upon a Solstice Eve
Oct 16 Cylindrical Mountains on Venus
Sep 1 Light at the End of the Road
Jun 7 Night on Venus in Infrared from Orbiting Akatsuki
Apr 14 Full Venus and Crescent Moon Rise

2015 (17)

Dec 12 Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star
Dec 10 Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star
Nov 12 Kenya Morning Moon, Planets, and Taurid
Nov 8 A Quadruple Sky Over Great Salt Lake
Nov 3 Seeking Venus under the Spitzkoppe Arch
Oct 25 Jupiter and Venus from Earth
Jul 23 Comet PanSTARRS, Moon, and Venus
Jul 3 Venus and Jupiter are Far
Jul 2 Venus and Jupiter are Close
Jul 1 Venus, Jupiter, and Noctilucent Clouds
Jun 24 Triple Conjunction Over Galician National Park
Apr 11 Venus in the West
Mar 2 Lenticular Cloud, Moon, Mars, Venus
Feb 28 Moon-Venus-Mars Skyline
Feb 26 Love and War by Moonlight
Feb 20 An Evening Sky Conjunction
Jan 15 Venus and Mercury at Sunset

2014 (9)

Aug 22 Comet Jacques, Heart and Soul
Aug 21 Venus and Jupiter at Dawn
Aug 17 Jupiter and Venus from Earth
Jul 9 Gliese 832c: The Closest Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
Jun 26 Conjunction by the Sea
Mar 7 A View from the Zone
Feb 27 Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star
Jan 4 Clouds and Crescents
Jan 1 A New Year's Crescent

2013 (8)

Oct 18 Venus, Zodiacal Light, and the Galactic Center
Sep 19 Moon, Venus and Planet Earth
Sep 13 Crescent Moon Meets Evening Star
Aug 20 Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
Jun 23 Venus' Once Molten Surface
Jun 13 Four Planet Sunset
May 12 Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
Apr 7 The Moon's Saturn

2012 (27)

Aug 24 Moon Meets Morning Star
Jul 28 Trails in the Morning Sky
Jul 19 Dawn of the Dish
Jul 11 A Morning Line of Stars and Planets
Jun 30 Conjunctions near Dawn
Jun 20 Venus Transits the Midnight Sun
Jun 13 A Venus Transit Over the Baltic Sea
Jun 11 A Venus Transit Music Video from SDO Video
Jun 9 Venus at the Edge
Jun 8 When Venus Rises with the Sun
Jun 7 Venus Transit 2012
Jun 5 Live: Watching for Venus to Cross the Sun
Jun 3 A Picturesque Venus Transit
May 29 Sentinels of the Arctic
May 28 Contemplating the Sun
May 8 The Light of Stars Video
Apr 6 Venus and the Sisters
Mar 30 The Grand Canyon in Moonlight
Mar 28 Earthshine and Venus Over Sierra de Guadarrama
Mar 18 Jupiter and Venus from Earth
Mar 16 Bright Planets at McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
Mar 7 Conjunction Over Reunion Island
Mar 1 Multicolor Venus
Feb 29 Moon and Planets Over Catalonia
Feb 23 A Zodiacal Skyscape
Feb 13 An Unusual Venusian Oval
Feb 7 The Belt of Venus Over Mercedes, Argentina

2011 (9)

Dec 29 Conjunction at Sunset
Dec 1 Young Moon Meets Evening Star
Oct 16 A Picturesque Venus Transit
Jul 2 Moon and Venus at Dawn
Jun 4 Dawn's Grand Finale
May 21 Planets, Endeavour at Dawn
May 9 Wonder and Mystery above the Very Large Telescopes
May 7 Dawn of the Planets
Feb 2 Moon and Venus Over Switzerland

2010 (14)

Nov 11 Two Views, Two Crescents
Oct 20 Venus Just After Sunset
Sep 28 Venus' South Polar Vortex
Sep 15 Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
Aug 27 Brighter Than Mars
Aug 18 Crescent Moon and Planets Over Portugal
Aug 1 Venus' Once Molten Surface
Jul 31 Four Planet Sunset
May 21 Calm, Crescent Moon, and Venus
May 16 Crescent Venus and Moon
Apr 22 Venus, Mercury, and Moon
Apr 12 Mercury and Venus Over Paris
Apr 7 Venus and Mercury in the West
Apr 4 The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon

2009 (6)

Nov 11 Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center
Oct 22 Moon and Planets in the Morning
Apr 24 Moon and Morning Star
Apr 9 Venus Near Inferior Conjunction
Mar 6 Crescent Moon and Venus
Jan 2 Alpine Conjunction

2008 (9)

Dec 6 Lunar Diamond
Dec 5 Smile in the Sky
Dec 4 Venus in the Moon
Dec 3 A Happy Sky Over Los Angeles
Nov 29 Chilean Skyscape
Sep 12 Planets over Perth
Mar 10 Planets Align Over Australian Radio Telescope Array
Feb 26 Mysterious Acid Haze on Venus
Feb 2 Venus and Jupiter in Morning Skies

2007 (13)

Nov 8 VERITAS and Venus
Oct 11 Bright Planets, Crescent Moon
Jul 18 Planets over Pony Express Lake
Jul 4 Red, White, and Blue Sky
Jun 20 A Daylight Eclipse of Venus
May 26 The Moon's Saturn
May 23 Venus Near the Moon
May 1 Swirling Clouds Over the South Pole of Venus
Apr 28 Young Moon and Sister Stars
Apr 14 Venus by the Lake
Mar 24 Lisbon Moonset
Jan 27 Castle and Sky
Jan 15 Comet McNaught Over Catalonia

2006 (11)

Nov 16 Children of the Sun
Oct 30 Crescent Venus and Moon
Jul 23 The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon
Jul 17 Venus Express Arrives at Venus
Jun 29 Old Moon and Sister Stars
Jun 15 Gordel van Venus
Apr 30 1006 AD: Supernova in the Sky
Mar 3 Venus and Comet Pojmanski
Feb 1 Venus Just After Sunset
Jan 10 The Phases of Venus
Jan 4 Hauoli Makahiki Hou

2005 (13)

Dec 9 December Moon Meets Evening Star
Sep 13 A Quadruple Sky Over Great Salt Lake
Sep 9 Moon River
Sep 3 Venus Unveiled
Aug 9 The Belt of Venus over Elwood Beach
Jul 15 Reflections on the Inner Solar System
Jul 2 Three Planets by the Sea
Jun 30 Three Planets from Mt. Hamilton
Jun 25 Venus: Just Passing By
Jun 24 Planets in the West
Jun 9 Venus Returns to the Evening Sky
Apr 10 Venus' Once Molten Surface
Jan 7 S is for Venus

2004 (23)

Nov 13 Moon Over Shiraz
Nov 8 Jupiter and Venus at Sunrise
Aug 14 Messenger Launch
Jul 20 Space Station, Venus, Sun
Jul 17 Transit of Venus Stereogram
Jul 3 Cassini To Venus
Jun 23 A Picturesque Venus Transit
Jun 15 A Rare Annular Venusian Solar Eclipse
Jun 11 Venus and the Chromosphere
Jun 10 Venus at the Edge
Jun 9 Venus Transit at Sunrise
Jun 8 A Planet Transits the Sun
Jun 6 Mercury Spotting
Jun 4 Sedna at Noon
May 21 Phases of Venus
May 16 Venus: Earth's Cloudy Twin
May 1 A Western Sky at Twilight
Apr 29 Titan's X-Ray
Apr 15 Venus and the Pleiades
Apr 2 Mercury and Venus in the West
Mar 26 Moon and Planets Sky
Mar 23 Lava Flows on Venus
Mar 8 Moon and Venus over Corona Del Mar Beach

2003 (7)

Dec 25 Venus and the 37 Hour Moon
Nov 30 A Venus Landing
Oct 21 The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon
May 14 The North Pole of Venus
Apr 27 Venus' Once Molten Surface
Mar 28 1006 AD: Supernova in the Sky
Mar 17 SN 1006: History's Brightest Supernova

2002 (12)

Dec 4 Moon, Mars, Venus, and Spica
Sep 29 Venus: Just Passing By
Sep 10 Venus Beyond the Storm
Jun 25 Venus and Jupiter Over Belfast
Jun 19 The Moon & Venus Over Geneva
May 24 Love and War by Moonlight
May 22 Moon and Planets by the Eiffel Tower
May 10 Trailing Planets
Apr 29 Dusk of the Planets
Apr 18 Planets in the West
Mar 30 Venus Unveiled
Mar 12 Atete Corona on Venus

2001 (11)

Dec 11 Venusian Half-Shell
Dec 9 The Belt of Venus
Oct 15 The Earth and Moon Planetary System
Sep 16 Venus' Once Molten Surface
Aug 7 A July Dawn
Jun 1 Venus' Evening Loop
May 15 A Radar Image of Venus
May 7 One Hundred-Kilometer Terrain on Venus
Mar 22 Jupiter, Saturn and Messier 45
Mar 8 Bright Venus
Feb 9 Nashville Four Planet Skyline

2000 (6)

1999 (10)

Nov 28 Beneath Venus' Clouds
Nov 10 The Belt of Venus
Sep 3 Venus Falls Out of the Evening Sky
Jun 19 Venus on the Horizon
Jun 12 Venus: Just Passing By
May 18 A Laguna Triangle
Apr 18 Moon Over California
Mar 8 A Jupiter-Venus Conjunction
Jan 24 A Venus Landing
Jan 10 Venus' Once Molten Surface

1998 (6)

1997 (7)

1996 (7)

Dec 14 Our Solar System from Voyager
Sep 24 Beneath Venus' Clouds
Sep 23 Explanation:
Jun 24 A View from Venus: Rift Valley
Jun 19 Aurora: Curtains in the Sky
Apr 23 Comet Hyakutake on a Starry Night
Apr 18 Hyakutake, Venus, Orion, and Pond

1995 (10)

Dec 14 An Atlas Centaur Rocket Launches
Nov 10 Lightning and the Space Shuttle
Sep 28 A Venusian Landscape
Sep 27 A Venus Landing
Aug 25 A World Explorer
Aug 23 A Venusian Tick
Aug 22 Venus UnVeiled
Aug 19 Our Solar System from Voyager
Aug 15 Venus: Earth's Sister Planet
Aug 14 Mercury: Closest Planet to the Sun

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