Best time to see Venus in Honolulu tonight
The best time to see Venus in Honolulu tonight is around 6:48 PM local time, when it climbs to 27° above the horizon, shining at magnitude -4.6. It rises at 9:27 AM, and with 22% cloud cover in the forecast, viewing conditions look fair tonight.
Honolulu, HI · Monday, August 31 · look west-southwest
best window · magnitude -4.6
Doable, but not ideal: skies are partly cloudy, but twilight glow will wash out the view.
- Fighting twilight glow: bright sky cuts the contrast
- Partly cloudy (22%)
- Well-placed (27° up)
- Altitude27° · Mid sky
- BrightnessMag -4.6 · Brilliant
- Cloud cover22% · Partly cloudy
- Sky darknessBortle 8 · City sky
Tonight's timeline
12% avg cloudLook West-southwest
It rises at 9:27 AM and reaches 27° above the horizon at its best.
The unmissable beacon
Look west-southwest: Venus is the brightest point in the sky after the Sun and Moon. If you see one dazzling “star”, that's it.
A brilliant dot
Binoculars make Venus blaze but show little shape. Near its crescent phases, sharp eyes may catch the sliver.
Watch its phase
A telescope reveals Venus's Moon-like phase, a crescent or gibbous disk that changes noticeably over weeks.
Notice how steadily it shines: planets don’t twinkle the way stars do, and nothing else star-like comes close to Venus’s brilliance. In a telescope it shows a phase like a tiny Moon, easiest to judge while the sky still holds some twilight.
Venus is wrapped in shiny clouds that bounce sunlight like a mirror: that's why it outshines every star!
SKY DARKNESS
Bortle 8Bright city sky: expect the Moon, planets, and the brightest stars; faint objects need a trip out of town. The Moon, planets and the ISS shine right through city glow.
WATCHING WITH
Common questions
Where exactly should I look?
Face west-southwest and look about halfway up. Venus reaches 27° altitude around 6:48 PM from Honolulu, HI.
What's the exact best time?
Around 6:48 PM local time tonight is the comfortable pick, when Venus sits 27° up in bright twilight, just after sunset. It is up from 9:27 AM until it sets at 8:54 PM.
Do I need a telescope?
Not at all: Venus outshines everything but the Sun and Moon. A telescope adds its Moon-like phase, but naked eyes get the full show.
Will clouds get in the way?
Forecast says 22% cloud cover at the 6:48 PM viewing time (12% average across the night). Look for gaps: Venus reappears the moment the cloud breaks.
How bright is Venus tonight?
Venus shines at magnitude -4.6 tonight: far brighter than any star. Planets shine with a steady light while stars twinkle; that steadiness is the giveaway.
When is the best night to see Venus this week in Honolulu?
Tonight: 22% cloud forecast at its best time and Venus climbs to 27°. That's the pick across the next 7 nights from Honolulu.