{"id":71544,"date":"2025-04-22T12:39:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=71544"},"modified":"2025-04-22T12:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:39:52","slug":"rare-triple-conjunction-to-form-smiley-face-in-sky-on-april-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/rare-triple-conjunction-to-form-smiley-face-in-sky-on-april-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare triple conjunction to form smiley face in sky on April 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">ISLAMABAD: On<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">April<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">25<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> rare triple conjunction <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> Venus, Saturn, and the crescent moon <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">align<\/span> to form a <span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/nearly-half-of-children-aged-11-17-years-old-hide-their-online-activities-from-their-parents-kaspersky-survey\/\">smiley face<\/a><span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8220;<\/span> in the pre-dawn sky. The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/nasa-probe-makes-closest-ever-pass-by-the-sun\/\">National Aeronautics and Space Administration<\/a> (<span class=\"diff-highlight\">NASA) <\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">states<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">that<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">conjunction<\/span> will <span class=\"diff-highlight\">take<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">place<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">above<\/span> the eastern horizon just before sunrise <span class=\"diff-highlight\">at<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">approximately<\/span> 5:30 AM local time.<\/p>\n<p>The bright <span class=\"diff-highlight\">star<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Venus<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">occur<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">above<\/span> Saturn, and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">then<\/span> a thin crescent moon <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">occur<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">north<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">planets<\/span> to <span class=\"diff-highlight\">form<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">triangle<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8211;<\/span> the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">angle<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">appear<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">just<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">like<\/span> a <span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">smiley<\/span> face.<span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">According<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">NASA<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> conjunction will be visible to the naked eye in clear weather conditions and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> be <span class=\"diff-highlight\">visible<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">across<\/span> most locations <span class=\"diff-highlight\">on<\/span> the globe. <span class=\"diff-highlight\">The<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">visibility<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">planets<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> the\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">moon<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">only<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">last<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">short<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">time<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">since<\/span> the sun <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">rise<\/span> roughly an hour later.<\/p>\n<p>You <span class=\"diff-highlight\">may<\/span> also <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">able<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> spot Mercury below the trio<span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">but<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">it<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">even<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">lower<\/span> on the horizon <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">difficult<\/span> to <span class=\"diff-highlight\">see<\/span>. NASA Solar System Ambassador Brenda Culbertson describes the sight as <span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8220;<\/span>a triangle of bright objects that may look like a smiley face to some observers<span class=\"diff-highlight\">.<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">The<\/span> crescent <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Moon<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> smile and the planets <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> eyes.<span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: On April 25, a rare triple conjunction of Venus, Saturn, and the crescent moon will align to form a &#8220;smiley face&#8220; in the pre-dawn sky. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) states that the conjunction will take place above the eastern horizon just before sunrise at approximately 5:30 AM local time. 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