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Venus in 2050: brightness, position and events

Brightest-4.9around Nov 15

Closest (in table)0.276 au41 million km

Farthest1.711 au

Events this year3

Brightest last year-4.9

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2050-08-08 06:41	Greatest eastern elongation (evening)	-4.4	0.690	Virgo	45.8°
2050-10-17 05:02	Inferior conjunction	-4.2	0.275	Virgo	7.2°
2050-12-27 22:23	Greatest western elongation (morning)	-4.5	0.676	Libra	46.9°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	-3.9	1.711	Sagittarius	1° E	Too close to the Sun
Jan 15	-3.9	1.706	Sagittarius	4° E	Too close to the Sun
Feb 1	-3.9	1.690	Capricornus	8° E	Too close to the Sun
Feb 15	-3.9	1.669	Aquarius	11° E	Too close to the Sun
Mar 1	-3.9	1.639	Aquarius	15° E	Too close to the Sun
Mar 15	-3.9	1.600	Pisces	18° E	Evening sky
Apr 1	-3.9	1.540	Aries	22° E	Evening sky
Apr 15	-3.9	1.480	Aries	26° E	Evening sky
May 1	-3.9	1.400	Taurus	29° E	Evening sky
May 15	-4.0	1.319	Taurus	33° E	Evening sky
Jun 1	-4.0	1.209	Gemini	36° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	-4.0	1.110	Cancer	39° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	-4.1	0.990	Leo	42° E	Evening sky
Jul 15	-4.2	0.880	Leo	44° E	Evening sky
Aug 1	-4.3	0.744	Virgo	46° E	Evening sky
Aug 15	-4.5	0.632	Virgo	46° E	Evening sky
Sep 1	-4.7	0.501	Virgo	43° E	Evening sky
Sep 15	-4.8	0.402	Virgo	37° E	Evening sky
Oct 1	-4.6	0.313	Virgo	24° E	Evening sky
Oct 15	-4.2	0.276	Virgo	8° E	Too close to the Sun
Nov 1	-4.6	0.303	Virgo	23° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	-4.9	0.373	Virgo	36° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	-4.8	0.479	Virgo	44° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	-4.7	0.582	Virgo	46° W	Morning sky

Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (times in JST). Magnitude and distance are for 12:00 JST on each date. Visibility is a rough guide for mid-northern latitudes such as Japan.

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Venus is brightest around November 2050 (magnitude -4.9); 3 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.