What it’s like to stand here
Venus
- weight
- 0.90 g
- sun
- 1.4× wider
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world
Venus
What it's like to stand here
0.90 g
your weight (measured mass)
225 days
one year, in Earth time
1.4× wider
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
1.1×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Where it is
Venus is in our own solar system. It orbits about 0.72 AU from the Sun, so sunlight reaches it in roughly 6 minutes. But a spacecraft is far slower:
How long to get there with today’s craft
Jet airliner
14 years
arrives elderly
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
7 days
arrives thriving
Light speed
6 min
arrives thriving
Warp 10
0 min
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Sun
G2V · 8 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
No neighbors computed.
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
No matches computed.
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightnessmag -4.0
To see itno equipment (brightest planet)
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from Venus's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.