Morning Star

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Morning Star is the name given to the planet Venus when it appears as a bright celestial object in the eastern sky before sunrise.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Morning Star canonical 2
Morning Star of Venus 1
Morning star 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf apparent planet
astronomical object
alsoKnownAs Morning Star
surface form: Morning Star of Venus
appearsBefore sunrise
appearsIn eastern sky
associatedWith Aphrodite
surface form: goddess Aphrodite in Greek mythology

goddess Venus in Roman mythology
belongsTo Solar System
celestialBodyType planet
culturalRole important object in many mythologies
directionOfAppearance east
disappearsWhen Sun rises higher and sky brightens
hasApparentMagnitude about −4.6 at maximum
hasBrightness very bright
hasOrbitalResonance synodic period of about 584 days
hasPhase shows phases similar to the Moon
isNameFor Venus as seen before sunrise
isOftenMistakenFor bright star
isSameObjectAs the evening star
surface form: Evening Star
isTermUsedIn astrology
astronomy
isVisibleAs bright celestial object
isVisibleTo naked eye
maximumElongationFromSun about 47 degrees
neverAppears at midnight
neverReaches zenith for most observers
observedFrom Earth
orbitalOrder second planet from the Sun
refersTo Venus
timeOfDay early morning
visibilityPeriod dawn

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Venus alsoKnownAs Morning Star
Litany of Loreto includesTitle Morning Star
this entity surface form: Morning star
Morning Star alsoKnownAs Morning Star
this entity surface form: Morning Star of Venus
the evening star contrastsWith Morning Star
subject surface form: Evening Star