Planet Venus at its 'greatest elongation' from the sun tonight - Space.com

Venus has had a busy March! Now, the bright planet will be at its greatest distance from the sun tonight (March 20).

With a magnitude of -4.4, Venus should be fairly easy to spot in the eastern sky, despite its low pre-sunrise altitude. While the planet will reach its greatest western elongation at 5:35 p.m. EDT … [+1981 chars]

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