The planet of Venus, who was named after the Roman goddess of love, will reach its maximum brightness on this day Valentine, writes LiveScience.

At the moment, Venus is clearly visible in the night sky after sunset. Despite the fact that Venus can always be easily found in the night sky, because it reaches a star value -4.9, the most vivid planet becomes in mid -February. Note that in its brightness Venus is second only to the sun and moon.

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Astronomers say that Venus will be as bright as February 14 in September 2026.

On January 10, Venus reached its highest point in the evening sky and will hide in the sunlight on March 22.

Venus's visibility and brightness depend on where it rotates around the Sun in the solar system. Being a second planet from the Sun, Venus is always nearby. Therefore, Venus has phases similar to the phases of the moon, if you look at it from our planet.

As Venus approaches to the ground - as is happening now - it is compressed to the crescent. Despite the fact that on February 14, Venus will be covered by only 27%, her proximity to the ground at this time will give the most vivid view of the planet for the whole year.

By March 1, Venus will be covered by only 14% - so now it's time to look at Venus in a telescope in the backyard or good binoculars to observe the sky.

The remarkable brightness of Venus is due to? Not only by the fact that it is approaching the ground. It is also relatively large, and its cloud layers have a high reflective ability.

After sunset on this day Valentine, a rare opportunity will really fall, since from that moment the brightness of the planet will begin to become less and less. In March, Venus will already be difficult to see in the evening sky.

Having gone through the radiance of the Sun at the end of March, the planet will appear in the predawn sky and will reach its greatest morning shine on April 27.

Recall, scientists found out why Venus does not rotate like the rest. Venus rotates around its axis in the opposite direction compared to other planets of the solar system.