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{{Planet
| name=Venus
| image=Transit2004.jpg
| caption=Venus silhouetted against the Sun during one of the rare transits of Venus, 6/8/2004
| symbol=Venus symbol.svg
| order=2
| diameter=12,103.6 km
| mass=4.869×10<sup>24</sup> kg
| distance=0.723 AU
| day=243 earth days
| year=225 earth days
| moons=None
| composition=Rock
| color=
| albedo=0.65
| date=
| discname=Known to the ancients
| origname=Roman goddess
|}
}}
'''Venus''' is one of the [[planet]]s and is named for [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], the Roman goddess of love.
'''Venus''' is one of the [[planet]]s and is named for [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], the Roman goddess of love.
When the planet is visible, it is the brightest, most conspicuous, and easiest to recognize of all the planets.
When the planet is visible, it is the brightest, most conspicuous, and easiest to recognize of all the planets.
When Venus is the "evening star," It shines brightly in the West in the hours after sunset. It is visible long before the sky is dark enough to see any other star, and when people "wish upon a star" very often they are actually wishing upon Venus. You can see it shining through a window in a lit room, just like the "wishing star" in the opening of Walt Disney's animated cartoon, ''Pinocchio."
When Venus is the "evening star," It shines brightly in the West in the hours after sunset. It is visible long before the sky is dark enough to see any other star, and when people "wish upon a star" very often they are actually wishing upon Venus. You can see it shining through a window in a lit room, just like the "wishing star" in the opening of Walt Disney's animated cartoon, ''Pinocchio.
Astronomy books sometimes claim that "planets do not twinkle." This is not quite true, but Venus in particular does shine with a steadier light than any star. When looking at Venus, it is quite possible to wonder whether one is looking at a plane, until one has watched for long enough to be sure that it is not moving (or, at least, not moving quickly enough to notice).
Astronomy books sometimes claim that "planets do not twinkle." This is not quite true, but Venus in particular does shine with a steadier light than any star. When looking at Venus, it is quite possible to wonder whether one is looking at a plane, until one has watched for long enough to be sure that it is not moving (or, at least, not moving quickly enough to notice).
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[[Category:Planets]] [[Category:Astrology]]
[[Category:Planets]] [[Category:Astrology]]