Venus reaches its highest point in the eastern predawn sky on Aug. 1: Here's how to see it

Swirling clouds are seen in the dense atmosphere of the planet Venus, which hangs against a black background in an image from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft.

Venus will reach its highest altitude in the morning sky on Aug. 1 while shining close to Jupiter in the 'hand' of the constellation Orion.

Stargazers in the U.S. will see Venus rise above the eastern horizon around 3 a.m. local time close to the stars Chi Orionis and 64 Orionis, which represent the hand, or club of the great hunter from Greek mythology represented by the constellation Orion. The exact time that a planet rises and sets is dictated by your location, as is the altitude it will reach in the sky, so be sure to check a website like in-the-sky.org for specifics on your locale.