the evening star

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The evening star is the bright celestial object—usually the planet Venus—visible in the western sky after sunset.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf apparent celestial object ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ
alsoRefersTo Mercury ⓘ
apparentBrightness very bright ⓘ
appearsAtPhase greatest eastern elongation of Venus ⓘ
associatedPlanet Venus ⓘ
brightnessRank one of the brightest objects in the night sky ⓘ
celestialCategory planet (as seen from Earth) ⓘ
contrastsWith Morning Star ⓘ
culturalSignificance navigation aid ⓘ
timekeeping marker ⓘ
etymologyRelatedTo evening appearance ⓘ
hasOrbitalCause inner planet orbit inside Earth’s orbit ⓘ
historicallyIdentifiedAs Hesperus ⓘ
languageOrigin English common name ⓘ
notSameAs fixed star ⓘ
the Moon ⓘ
linked to: Moon

the Sun ⓘ
observedFrom Earth ⓘ
perceivedMotion sets shortly after the Sun ⓘ
refersTo Venus ⓘ
timeOfDay evening ⓘ
typicalAltitude low above western horizon ⓘ
typicalColor slightly yellowish ⓘ
white ⓘ
typicalIdentity Venus ⓘ
visibilityCondition Sun below horizon ⓘ
clear skies ⓘ
visibilityFrequency recurs in cycles tied to Venus’s synodic period ⓘ
visibleAfter sunset ⓘ
visibleInDirection western sky ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Astarte → associatedWith → the evening star ⓘ
Morning Star → isSameObjectAs → Evening Star ⓘ
linked to: the evening star
Song to the Evening Star → addressedTo → the evening star ⓘ
Sinn (German) → exampleWith → the Morning Star and the Evening Star have different Sinne but the same Bedeutung ⓘ
linked to: the evening star
Silmaril of the sky → associatedWith → the Evening Star ⓘ
linked to: the evening star
Ray the Firefly → associatedWith → the evening star ⓘ