evening star
noun
1
: a bright planet (such as Venus) seen especially in the western sky at or after sunset
2
: a planet that rises before midnight
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Venus will become an evening star once again in June.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
When, on the far side of its orbit and in the midst of its prograde cycle, Mercury passes behind the sun, the planet soon appears as an evening star—a lovely if somewhat dim point of light in the western twilight sky after sunset.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2023
Some people call Venus the morning star or evening star, depending on the timing of its appearance.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
Jupiter and the evening star push toward the horizon, racing the crescent moon in a perfect isosceles triangle.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2017
From July 22 to September 3, the planet of love slips into her retrograde cycle, changing from an evening star (visible at dusk) to a morning star (visible near dawn).
—ELLE, 1 Dec. 2022
In the west just after sunset, hanging low on the horizon just beneath the waxing moon, Venus, the evening star, shines like a searchlight at a Hollywood premier.
—John D'anna, azcentral, 5 May 2020
Vespertilian refers to bats, which come out at dusk, when the evening star (Vesperus) appears and when monks say their evening prayers (vespers).
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2020
Confidence: Medium-High Tonight: After some evening stars, clouds tend to increase with time through the night.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2019
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
When, on the far side of its orbit and in the midst of its prograde cycle, Mercury passes behind the sun, the planet soon appears as an evening star—a lovely if somewhat dim point of light in the western twilight sky after sunset.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2023
Some people call Venus the morning star or evening star, depending on the timing of its appearance.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
Jupiter and the evening star push toward the horizon, racing the crescent moon in a perfect isosceles triangle.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2017
From July 22 to September 3, the planet of love slips into her retrograde cycle, changing from an evening star (visible at dusk) to a morning star (visible near dawn).
—ELLE, 1 Dec. 2022
In the west just after sunset, hanging low on the horizon just beneath the waxing moon, Venus, the evening star, shines like a searchlight at a Hollywood premier.
—John D'anna, azcentral, 5 May 2020
Vespertilian refers to bats, which come out at dusk, when the evening star (Vesperus) appears and when monks say their evening prayers (vespers).
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2020
Confidence: Medium-High Tonight: After some evening stars, clouds tend to increase with time through the night.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2019
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“Evening star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20star. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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