Belt of Venus

In a way, the Belt of Venus is actually alpenglow visible near the horizon during twilight, above the antisolar point.

Though unlike alpenglow, the sunlight scattered by fine particulates that cause the rosy arch of the Belt shines high in the atmosphere and lasts for a while after sunset or before sunrise.

The pinkish glow is due to the Rayleigh scattering of light from the rising or setting Sun, which is then backscattered by particulates.

The zodiacal light and gegenschein, which are caused by the diffuse reflection of sunlight from interplanetary dust in the Solar System, are also similar phenomena.

Since the greatest elongation (angular separation between the Sun and a Solar System body) of Venus is only 45–48°, the inferior planet never appears in the opposite of the Sun's direction (180° difference in ecliptic longitude) from Earth and is thus never located in the Belt of Venus.

A full Moon rising through the Belt of Venus. (Note that the Moon is near the centre of the field of view , which means that the Sun must have set below the horizon behind the camera.)
The Belt of Venus as seen from an airliner at an altitude of 42,000 ft (13 km; 8.0 mi)
An animated sequence of the Belt of Venus at dusk, showing how its appearance evolves during evening twilight