The moon, having been full on April 13, is now waning - growing smaller - towards the new moon on April 27 which will leave a very thin crescent visible tonight.

Extraterrestrial emoji! A 'smiley face' will form in the night sky this evening ... Saturn, and the thin crescent moon will bear a striking resemblance to a smiling face turned on its side.

Hey, maybe it’ll look like a ;) winking emoji face. In the U.K. and other countries, it’ll look even less like a face as Venus and Saturn will appear further spread out.

It's always nice to start your morning with a smile — and this week the moon and a couple of planets are teaming up to make it happen. Early risers will be able to catch a celestial "smiley face ...

The moon, Saturn and Venus will form a smiley face in sky on April 25. Here's how and when to see it.

The Moon, Saturn, and Venus making a smiley face. Image credit: Jetsura/Shutterstock.com, IFLScience What's more, the two planets will not be of equal brightness.

The moon is shown looking like a smile, with Venus serving as one eye. This photo was taken in Beijing in 2023. Saturn is expected to join to make a similar image on April 24-25.

Listen to article. Stargazers are in for a celestial treat this week as a rare triple conjunction involving Venus, Saturn, and the crescent moon is set to form a “smiley face” shape in the pre ...

It’s quite a month for the moon: as well as the aforementioned emoji-related hijinks, March brings the only full lunar eclipse of 2025. The event will fully last from 11:57 p.m.on March 13 to 6 ...