While Saturn and Venus will appear in the same portion of the sky as the crescent Moon, known as alignment, the face will appear pretty slanted in the Eastern sky, per EarthSky.. What's more, the ...

This is when the moon will be 221,917 miles from Earth, which is nearly 17,000 miles closer than the moon's average distance of 238,900 miles, EarthSky reported.

This rare alignment will delight stargazers. On Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25, Venus, Saturn, and the crescent moon will align to look like a smiley face. The rare alignment will be the ...

April's full moon, a micromoon, will be on April 12. The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak April 21-22; A crescent moon combines with Venus and Saturn for a "smiley face" in the sky on April 25.