
Rare ‘smiley face’ will light up the night sky on April 25
Andrew Paul
created: April 21, 2025, 5:57 p.m. | updated: May 1, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
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 conjunction to resemble a smiley face when viewed from Earth.
Mercury may also appear below the triple conjunction depending on your location, although for many it will remain out of sight below the horizon.
Unlike other regional sky events such as a total eclipse, the upcoming triple conjunction should also be visible to just about anyone in the world.
The smiling face is scheduled to appear only a few days after the peaks of the Lyrid meteor shower.
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