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

My astrophile friends, you must have seen posts on social media claiming a “smiley face moon” will light up the sky on April 25, 2025. Is it really true? Is it really going to smile at us?

"You will see a thin crescent moon in the sky before dawn, with bright Venus and Saturn nearby," the website EarthSky says. "And it might look a little like a smiley face, with some imagination!

Other astronimcal observers say it won't be that dramatic or easy to see as a smiley face. "You will see a thin crescent moon in the sky before dawn, with bright Venus and Saturn nearby," the ...

Early risers, you could glimpse a "smiley face" in Michigan skies Friday morning, April 25. Or maybe not, it depends on how much imagination you have. A rare formation — a triple conjunction — will ...