evening star

noun

1
: a bright planet (such as Venus) seen especially in the western sky at or after sunset
2
: a planet that rises before midnight

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Mercury As an evening star, Mercury appears in the western sky setting about an hour after the sun. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Venus will become an evening star once again in June. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of evening star was in 1535

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“Evening star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20star. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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evening star

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: a bright planet (as Venus) seen especially in the western sky at or after sunset
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