The planet reaches inferior conjunction every 584 days, on average.

An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets lie in a line on the same side of the Sun.

Their phases are "new" when they are at inferior conjunction, passing more or less between the Sun and the Earth.

"They're hurrying things up to take advantage of Venus coming into inferior conjunction with the earth."

Its period of retrograde motion as seen from Earth can vary from 8 to 15 days on either side of inferior conjunction.

Not far off inferior conjunction with Earth.

The planet's period of retrograde motion is 20 days on either side of the inferior conjunction.

It flashed through the orbit of the second planet, now hidden from it at inferior conjunction by the expanding white sun.

Near inferior conjunction the planet typically fades to about magnitude 3 although the exact values depends on the phase angle.

Venus, with an orbit inclined by 3.4 relative to the Earth's, usually appears to pass under (or over) the Sun at inferior conjunction.