Venus at Aphelion.
Venus's 225-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.73 AU.
Venus's 225-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.73 AU.
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Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to perigee, the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit – then 2 weeks later, to apogee, its most distant point from Earth.
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
Venus appears 1° 49' of the star Antares on this date.
The planet Mercury is a Perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun) on July 23rd.
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The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
Venus reaches maximum eastern elongation on October 29, 2021. After this date, you will see Venus head back towards the Sun on its way to inferior conjunction.
The Crescent Moon will block Mercury from view for about 1 hour starting around 3:34 PM ET.