Sun-Venus Conjunction: Superior Inferior

The Sun-Venus Cycle in Astrology

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Sun-Venus Conjunctions – Inferior and Superior Conjunction Dates

How to Determine whether Venus is a Morning Star or Evening Star

Sun-Venus Conjunctions from 1950 to 2030

The following tables reveal the conjunctions of the Sun and Venus from the years 1950 to 2030. Each cycle begins and ends with an inferior conjunction, with the midpoint occurring at the time of the superior conjunction (culmination).

From these tables, you can determine whether you were born when Venus was a Morning Star or Evening Star, as well as determine whether past, current, and future events occurred/occur/will occur when Venus is a Morning Star or Evening Star.

Here are two ways of determining whether Venus is a Morning or Evening Star:

Using the tables below, if a date falls somewhere between the time of an Inferior Conjunction to a Superior Conjunction (for example in the table below, from January 31, 1950, at 1:40 AM EST, until November 13, 1950, at 6:59 PM EST), then Venus was a Morning Star. If a date falls between the time of a Superior Conjunction to an Inferior Conjunction (for example, from November 13, 1950, at 6:59 PM EST, until September 3, 1951, at 11:08 AM EDT), then Venus was an Evening Star.
Another way of determining whether Venus is a Morning or Evening Star, and perhaps simpler for some, is to note whether Venus is behind the Sun by zodiac degree (Morning Star) or ahead of the Sun by zodiac degree (Evening Star). For example, if Venus is at 2 degrees Aries and the Sun is at 5 degrees Taurus, Venus is behind the Sun by zodiac degree and is, therefore, a Morning Star. An example of an Evening Star Venus is if Venus is at 27 degrees Taurus and the Sun is at 5 degrees Taurus. Here, Venus is further along in the zodiac (27 degrees Taurus comes later than 5 degrees Taurus), so Venus is an Evening Star.

What does it all mean?

In sum, Venus as a Morning Star in a natal chart is new, eager, spontaneous, resilient, and perhaps a little naive when it comes to love and the pursuit of comfort and pleasure, while Venus as an Evening Star is slower to process feelings and/or to form relationships.

Concerning events, when Venus is a Morning Star, we’re in a phase of new beginnings in our relationships and values. The inferior conjunction begins a seeding process regarding values and needs. Around the superior conjunction, a culmination, blossoming, or turning point may be reached (similar to Full-Moon energy), after which there is more maturity as well as deliberate energy connected to our connections.

Sun-Venus Conjunction Dates (with signs):

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Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 31 Jan 1950 1:40:19 am EST Aquarius

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 13 Nov 1950 6:59:06 pm EST Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 3 Sep 1951 11:08:10 am EDT Virgo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 24 Jun 1952 6:16:49 pm EDT Cancer

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 13 Apr 1953 3:14:53 am EST Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 29 Jan 1954 7:17:23 pm EST Aquarius

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 15 Nov 1954 2:25:49 am EST Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 1 Sep 1955 3:56:57 am EDT Virgo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 22 Jun 1956 2:08:34 am EDT Cancer

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 14 Apr 1957 8:38:32 am EST Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 28 Jan 1958 2:46:40 pm EST Aquarius

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 11 Nov 1958 7:20:24 am EST Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 1 Sep 1959 2:22:39 am EDT Virgo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 22 Jun 1960 12:24:28 pm EDT in Cancer

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 10 Apr 1961 6:50:32 pm EST in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 27 Jan 1962 5:18:57 am EST in Aquarius

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 12 Nov 1962 3:06:29 pm EST in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 29 Aug 1963 9:30:31 pm EDT in Virgo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 19 Jun 1964 6:40:06 pm EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 11 Apr 1965 11:20:59 pm EST in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 26 Jan 1966 3:37:23 am EST in Aquarius

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 8 Nov 1966 7:39:50 pm EST in Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 29 Aug 1967 5:40:23 pm EDT in Virgo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 20 Jun 1968 6:21:36 am EDT in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 8 Apr 1969 10:10:19 am EST in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 24 Jan 1970 3:26:54 pm EST in Aquarius

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 10 Nov 1970 3:48:51 am EST in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 27 Aug 1971 2:53:51 pm EDT in Virgo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 17 Jun 1972 11:08:32 am EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 9 Apr 1973 2:13:10 pm EST in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 23 Jan 1974 5:19:31 pm EDT in Aquarius

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 6 Nov 1974 8:08:42 am EST in Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 27 Aug 1975 9:10:39 am EDT in Virgo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 18 Jun 1976 0:35:47 am EDT in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 6 Apr 1977 1:29:10 am EST in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 22 Jan 1978 1:15:26 am EST in Aquarius

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 7 Nov 1978 4:34:06 pm EST in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 25 Aug 1979 8:38:26 am EDT in Virgo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 15 Jun 1980 3:26:55 am EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 7 Apr 1981 4:21:59 am EST in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 21 Jan 1982 5:06:03 am EST in Aquarius

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 3 Nov 1982 9:02:17 pm EST in Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 25 Aug 1983 0:34:58 am EDT in Virgo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 15 Jun 1984 6:32:11 pm EDT in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 3 Apr 1985 5:00:15 pm EST in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 19 Jan 1986 11:04:50 am EST in Capricorn

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 5 Nov 1986 5:16:21 am EST in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 23 Aug 1987 2:24:39 am EDT

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 12 Jun 1988 7:59:56 pm EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 4 Apr 1989 7:29:30 pm EDT in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 18 Jan 1990 5:41:34 pm EST in Capricorn

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 1 Nov 1990 10:15 am EST in Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 22 Aug 1991 4:20:52 pm EDT in Leo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 13 Jun 1992 12:30:15 pm EDT in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 1 Apr 1993 8:11:27 am EST in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 16 Jan 1994 9:03:42 pm EST in Capricorn

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 2 Nov 1994 6:11:46 pm EST in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 20 Aug 1995 8:03:57 pm EDT in Leo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 10 Jun 1996 12:18:36 pm EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 2 Apr 1997 8:44:59 am EST in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 16 Jan 1998 6:18:07 am EST in Capricorn

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 29 Oct 1998 11:22:28 pm EST in Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 20 Aug 1999 7:57:42 am EDT in Leo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 11 Jun 2000 6:30:37 am EDT in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 29 Mar 2001 11:16:32 pm EST in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 14 Jan 2002 6:32:16 am EST in Capricorn

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 31 Oct 2002 7:05:49 am EST in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 18 Aug 2003 2:04:33 pm EDT in Leo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 8 Jun 2004 4:43:06 am EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 30 Mar 2005 10:29:41 pm EST in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 13 Jan 2006 6:58:41 pm EST in Capricorn

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 27 Oct 2006 1:50:07 pm EDT in Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 17 Aug 2007 11:40:43 pm EDT in Leo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 9 Jun 2008 0:18:22 am EDT in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 27 Mar 2009 3:23:43 pm EDT in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 11 Jan 2010 4:05:53 pm EST in Capricorn

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 28 Oct 2010 9:10:14 pm EDT in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 16 Aug 2011 8:07:47 am EDT in Leo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 5 Jun 2012 9:08:58 pm EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 28 Mar 2013 1:04:55 pm EDT in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 11 Jan 2014 7:24:25 am EST in Capricorn

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 25 Oct 2014 3:30:47 am EDT in Scorpio

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 15 Aug 2015 3:21:39 pm EDT in Leo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 6 Jun 2016 5:49:24 pm EDT in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 25 Mar 2017 6:17:03 am EDT in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 9 Jan 2018 2:01:37 am EST in Capricorn

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 26 Oct 2018 10:16:02 am EDT in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 14 Aug 2019 2:07:15 am EDT in Leo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 3 Jun 2020 1:43:29 pm EDT in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 26 Mar 2021 1:57:34 am EST in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 8 Jan 2022 7:47:21 pm EST in Capricorn

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 22 Oct 2022 4:17:15 pm EST in Libra

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 13 Aug 2023 6:15:24 am EST in Leo

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 4 Jun 2024 10:33:14 am EST in Gemini

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 22 Mar 2025 8:07:14 pm EST in Aries

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 6 Jan 2026 11:35:43 am EST in Capricorn

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 23 Oct 2026 10:43:50 pm EST in Scorpio

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 11 Aug 2027 7:20:35 pm EST in Leo

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 1 Jun 2028 4:59:57 am EST in Gemini

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 23 Mar 2029 3:11:32 pm EST in Aries

Inferior Conjunction Is Exact 6 Jan 2030 8:17:15 am EST in Capricorn

Superior Conjunction Is Exact 20 Oct 2030 6:12:04 am EST in Libra

The following table shows Sun-Venus Conjunctions from 1930 to 2028 in GMT or UT including the zodiacal sign and degree of each conjunction. Keep in mind that when Venus is retrograde (in this table, the symbol Venus with a lowercase “r” next to it indicates retrograde Venus) and aligns with the Sun, it’s an inferior conjunction, and when Venus is direct (no lowercase “r”) and conjunct the Sun, it’s a superior conjunction.

View/Download the Sun-Venus Conjunctions dates 1930 to 2028 in GMT or UT in PDF file format

Another example: If a person was born on August 3, 1965, we can determine whether Venus was a Morning or Evening Star by looking for the surrounding Sun-Venus conjunctions in the above table.

In this case, the Sun and Venus aligned on April 12, 1965, and since Venus wasn’t retrograde on that date, it was a Superior Conjunction. The next date of a Sun-Venus conjunction is January 26, 1966, and with Venus retrograde, that was an Inferior Conjunction (they alternate). Since August 3rd, 1965, falls between a Superior Conjunction and Inferior Conjunction, Venus was an Evening Star for someone born on that date (as well as anyone born between those two dates).

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