Rare sight in the sky tonight, brightest planet Venus ‘hides behind’ the Moon

Author: Udita Singhal

Date: 25.03.23

Venus is one of the brightest planet in the Solar System

It reflects 70% of sunlight back and is also the closest to Planet Earth

In one of the rare conjunctions, Venus seemed to be ‘disappearing’ behind the Moon

The conjunction was visible in many parts of the world.

This movement of celestial bodies & overlapping of each other is called waxing crescent stage

It is visible until half of Moon’s surface is illuminated