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Hawaiʻi Skies: A daytime eclipse of Venus

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Maddie Bender
Published June 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM HST
This image made available by NASA, shows the planet Venus made with data from the Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter.
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FILE - This image made available by NASA, shows the planet Venus made with data from the Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter.

The moon and Venus will share a rare daytime dance on Wednesday.

The second planet from the sun will be eclipsed by the moon in broad daylight.

Roy Gal is with the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy. He spoke with HPR for Hawaiʻi Skies.

This story aired on The Conversation on June 17, 2026. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. 
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Maddie Bender
Maddie Bender is the executive producer of The Conversation. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at mbender@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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