-4.2, in Virgo – the Maiden) becomes visible around 8:50 p.m. ADT, 11 degrees above the western horizon as dusk gives way to darkness, before sinking towards the horizon and setting about 10 p.m. ADT. Venus reaches its dichotomy or half-illuminated phase on Aug. 12 at 4:44 p.m. ADT. On Aug. 14, at 6:59 p.m. Venus reaches its greatest elongation (the apparent angular separation between two celestial bodies as seen from Earth) west of the Sun. Venus and the 4-day old Moon will make a close approach (appulse) to one another at 3:56 a.m. ADT on Aug, 16, passing within roughly 1.5 degrees of each other. A couple of hours later, at 5:47 a.m. ADT, Venus and the Moon will reach conjunction (sharing the same right ascension in the sky as seen from Earth) with each other, with Venus north of the Moon.