According to Culbertson, Venus will be the higher of the two “eyes” while Saturn will be the lower, and the thin, crescent moon grin will appear slightly lower and farther north. The smile will be visible to the naked eye, although a backyard telescope or pair of binoculars should allow you to get a better look at the moon’s details.

Venus and Saturn will be in just the correct spot in their revolution around the sun to match up with the waning crescent moon, making the smiley face appear. Everything is expected to line up Friday morning around 5:30 a.m.

The waning crescent moon forms a smiling mouth above the eastern horizon on April 25, as Venus and Saturn shine like eyes above and to the right. | Credit: Starry Night Do you ever feel like the universe is smiling down on you?