Venus passed between us and the sun on March 23. At that time, it moved from the evening sky to the morning sky. Now Venus is shining very brightly in the east before sunrise every morning. It’ll reach greatest brilliancy on April 27, 2025, lying not far from 2 faint-and-hard-to-see planets Saturn and Mercury. Over the coming weeks, Venus will also be climbing farther from the eastern horizon before sunrise. It’ll reach its greatest distance from the sun on May 31-June 1, 2025. Chart via ...