Can the planet Venus be seen in broad day light?
The answer is a definite yes. I’ve done it myself. It needs to be at or about greatest elongation (greatest separation from sun) as this is when it’s brightest. It also helps if the waxing or waning crescent moon is very nearby, within 5 degrees, (the width of your hand with fingers together) as this helps you locate it. The other reason to have a reference point nearby is it helps the eyes focus at infinity, otherwise the eyes tend to focus about 18ft in front of you against a plain sky and you cannot see is because you’re not focussed at the right distance. To try this feat a good sky chart planner is a real bonus so you know when is best to look. I did it by planning it a day beforehand, when I knew the moon would be close the next day.
