Let me ask you a 'fundamental' question - just exactly why does a 'planet' appear as a bright spot?
And, don't give me the lame answer that it is a reflection of light. A 'reflection' that is as bright as a 'star'? (which gives off its own light)
If that were true, the 1,000,000 candlepower reflection of light from the moon would blind us all. Think about it.
Unless planets are big chrome balls, they cannot possibly reflect enough light such that they appear as a bright spot in the sky.
Come on, man. Think! Don't swallow the propaganda...