Based on visual estimates by AAVSO observers, we have constructed light curves for 80 Galactic novae flared up in 1986-2006 and determined the photometric parameters m_vis_(max), t_2_, and t_3_ for 64 novae. Using the empirical relation M_V_(max)=-10.66(0.33)+2.31(0.26)*log(t_2_) (Cohen, 1985ApJ...292...90C), we have obtained the absolute magnitudes at maximum and apparent distance moduli of the novae.