A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon form a celestial smirk near the horizon.

Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages ...

So it could also appear simply like three dots around, well, a crescent moon. If you want to see for yourself, sunrise Friday will be at 6:06 a.m. ET in the Syracuse area.

At around 5:30 AM EST, Venus, Saturn, and the moon will briefly align during a rare triple conjunction to resemble a smiley face when viewed from Earth.

The moon's crescent will grow steadily larger in the runup to its first quarter phase on June 2, at which point half of its disk will be lit by direct sunlight from the perspective of Earth.

That’s the case with this week’s rare “Smiley Face Moon” that’s been creating a buzz. People have been looking forward to April 25, when two bright “stars” are supposed to form the ...

Some social media posts claim to show a smiley face in the sky. ... Venus and the Crescent Moon will form what looks like two eyes and a smile on Friday morning April 25.

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It’s worth being careful here, as the Sun will rise in the same area of the sky, and looking directly at it can damage eyesight. Through the week, Venus will rise in roughly the same place, while the ...

On Friday, April 25, the crescent moon, Venus and Saturn will form a planetary conjunction that will look like a smiley face. The event will happen in the early morning hours along the eastern ...

According to Stellarium, the moon will be visible right around 5 a.m., meaning that residents will have a very limited amount of time to see the “smiley face” before the sun washes it out.