The Sky Today on Wednesday, October 8: Venus’ last day in Leo

<p>Let’s visit Venus in the early-morning sky; the bright planet rises around 5 A.M. local daylight time and stands nearly 10° high in the east an hour later. Blazing at magnitude –3.9, it’s unmissable in far eastern Leo; it will cross into western Virgo by tomorrow morning.  Venus is stunning through binoculars or any telescope;<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-wednesday-october-8-2025/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"The Sky Today on Wednesday, October 8: Venus’ last day in Leo"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-wednesday-october-8-2025/">The Sky Today on Wednesday, October 8: Venus’ last day in Leo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>