Night sky smiles down on Earth with crescent moon, Venus, and Saturn alignment By Robin Bradshaw , Staff writer April 23, 2025 Skywatchers: Here's what to know about the late April planet alignment.

That disk spans an impressive 26" in the sky, thanks to Venus' proximity to Earth: It is currently just less than 5.9 million miles (9.4 billion km) from our planet, as our two worlds lie close to ...

In February, stargazers enjoyed a rare occurrence: All seven of Earth's planetary siblings dotted the night sky at once. And later this year in August , four planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter ...

That disk spans an impressive 26” in the sky, thanks to Venus’ proximity to Earth: It is currently just less than 5.9 million miles (9.4 billion km) from our planet, as our two worlds lie ...

Skywatchers could receive a bit of cosmic positivity if they look up shortly before dawn on April 25. At around 5:30 AM EST, Venus, Saturn, and the moon will briefly align during a rare triple ...

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Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction.. The moment of conjunction will happen at around 9 p.m. EDT, but don't plan on seeing the linkup.

Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because of how Venus and Earth orbit the sun. ... Those looking for signs of the transition can watch Venus move from the evening to morning sky Sunday.

Head’s up, skywatchers, as April closes out, the night sky will include a crescent moon alignment this week on Friday, April 25. The grouping of planets will include bright Venus, Saturn, and ...