Mercury — passes superior conjunction with the sun on Feb. 9 and enters the evening sky. By Feb. 19, only 9 degrees from the sun, Mercury can be seen at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

In early 2025, Venus will dazzle in the southwest sky after sunset ... "morning star" to "evening star" and back again every 584 days, or about 19 months. Venus orbits the sun every 225 days ...