2026, August 31: Venus Nears Spica

August 31, 2026: Venus nears Spica in the evening sky as August ends. Find Venus low in the west-southwest, while Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and the Moon appear before sunrise. by Jeffrey L. Hunt Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 6:16 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 7:26 p.m. CDT. Times are calculated by the US Naval Observatory’s MICA computer program. Check … Continue reading 2026, August 31: Venus Nears Spica The post…