The orbit Venus takes around the sun results in an inferior conjunction as it transitions from appearing in the evening sky ...

It rapidly zooms into the morning sky, reaching an angular distance of 15 degrees from the sun by month's end. Meanwhile, glowing brilliantly, well up in the southern and western sky is Jupiter.

From the Earth’s perspective, the other planets are ... but don’t try to use them until the sun is totally set and the sky starts to darken. First you will see the brighter planets spread ...