Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face.

PORTLAND (WGME) --- Early Friday morning, the crescent moon will align with the planets Venus and Saturn in a rare and playful celestial event for Maine. The two planets will form the “eyes,” while ...

An April Full of Celestial Events This Venus-Saturn-Moon conjunction joins a series of events that have captured the attention of stargazers throughout April. Among them is the eagerly ...

Early risers will be able to catch a celestial "smiley face" in the eastern predawn sky Friday morning, as Venus and Saturn ...

On April 25, a rare "smiley face" alignment of the Moon, Venus, and Saturn will appear before sunrise, followed by 2025's ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

Venus and Saturn will align with a crescent moon to create the illusion of a smiley face in the sky on the morning of April 24 and April 25. NASA and EarthSky say that the two planets, along with ...

This year, however, light from the waning crescent moon will make it somewhat harder to see the celestial show ... its roughly 415-year orbit around the sun. While Comet Thatcher was discovered ...