Greatest-Brilliancy on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space Sciencehttps://www.startgaze.com/tags/greatest-brilliancy/Recent content in Greatest-Brilliancy on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space ScienceHugoen-usWed, 02 Sep 2026 07:44:00 +0000Venus hits its brightest for 2026 on September 18 — catch it low in the west nowhttps://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-02-venus-brightest-evening-star-september-2026/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:44:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-02-venus-brightest-evening-star-september-2026/Venus reaches greatest brilliancy at magnitude -4.8 on September 18, 2026 — when and where to see the brightest evening star, plus the Sept 14 Moon pairing.