This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

And be sure to get outside after sunset tonight (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere.

Around the time of your romantic dinner, head outside and look to the southwest to spot the super brilliant planet in the night sky ...

“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...

Venus is now at its almost unbelievably brightest at a marvelous time when many other (though less radiant) planets and ...

A full “snow” moon will peak over Pennsylvania soon, and stargazers can also see Venus shine especially bright. February’s ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

Skywatchers: Witness the full moon illumination on February 12 and Venus shine the brightest on February 16, offering a ...

Venus, the brightest planet we see from Earth, will reach its maximum brightness in the evening on the western horizon after ...

MUSCAT: Venus, the brightest planet we see from Earth, will reach its maximum brightness in the evening on the western ...

Like the moon, Venus goes through phases from full to crescent. This composite shows its changing phase across 5 months in 2002. This month it's a crescent in the western sky at dusk.