Bright Venus reaches a stationary point in Virgo near the bright star Spica; after today, it will track eastward across the sky.

| Published: November 11, 2026

Venus and Spica stand close in the predawn sky all week; on November 11, Venus also comes to a halt, reversing course from westward to eastward motion. Mercury may just be visible above the horizon for a short time before sunrise as well. Credit: Stellarium

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Venus reaches a stationary point among the stars of Virgo at 10 A.M. EST. This brings its retrograde (westward) motion to an end; after today, Venus will begin moving eastward or prograde through the sky, swinging north of Spica.

You can easily catch the bright planet in the eastern sky before dawn. Venus’ brightness has increased over just the past few days, and it now blazes at magnitude –4.7.…