ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən ɐtˈɛmpts wɜː mˌeɪd ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, wˌɛn ɐ sˈɪksti sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt ɪlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd vˈiːnəs ɹˌiːɐpˈɪɹd fɹʌm bᵻhˌaɪnd ɐ θˈɜːtiːn pɚsˈɛnt ɪlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd mˈuːn.
Observation attempts were made on 17 July 2001, when a 67% illuminated Venus reappeared from behind a 13% illuminated moon.