The summer evening’s brightest planet has disappeared. Tomorrow, Venus reaches inferior conjunction. It is now in such close proximity to the sun and us, we can’t see it. The planet is between us and the sun. Venus doesn’t get much closer to us. It is only 25 million miles away. Consider that the sun is about 93 million miles away.
Stay tuned, the story continues. In the weeks ahead Venus will peak its head in the morning sky. From now through winter, Venus becomes a morning planet and remains a morning planet until June of next year.
Astronomers tell us that Venus may not be visible now but it will be visible in the morning sky for sure around Thanksgiving. And it will be at its highest in the morning sky come January.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset |
| Friday, October 23 | 7:02 | 5:48 |
| Saturday, October 24 | 7:03 | 5:47 |
| Sunday, October 25 | 7:04 | 5:46 |
| Monday, October 26 | 7:06 | 5:44 |
| Tuesday, October 27 | 7:07 | 5:43 |
| Wednesday, October 28 | 7:08 | 5:41 |
| Thursday, October 29 | 7:09 | 5:40 |
| Friday, October 30 | 7:10 | 5:39 |
Weather for the past week:
| Date | High Temp | Low Temp | Precipitation Inches |
| Friday, Oct. 16 | 63 | 42 | 0.00 |
| Saturday, Oct. 17 | 66 | 46 | 0.33 |
| Sunday, Oct. 18 | 51 | 42 | 0.03 |
| Monday, Oct. 19 | 57 | 37 | 0.00 |
| Tuesday, Oct. 20 | 60 | 52 | 0.00 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 21 | 62 | 53 | 0.00 |
| Thursday, Oct. 22 | 59 | 52 | 0.02 |
Edgartown Harbor Water temperature: 55
This article appears in October 23 2026.