June 4, Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Venus reaches Greatest Eastern Elongation, a 45.4 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time. To view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the bright planet Venus in the western sky, after sunset. June 22, Moon, Venus and Mars conjunction one of the year's best conjunctions, is a three-way spectacle at June 22. The four-day old moon, the crescent moon closely meets Venus and Mars. The apparent distance between the Venus moon will be three degrees 41 minutes, and the Moon Mars will be three degrees 47 minutes. It's too far to spot them at once via telescope, but you'll see the conjunction with the naked eye or binoculars. Look west in evening to see the planetary trio.