*Triple Conjunction of Planets with Moon 25-26 April 2025 - Rare Celestial event of Venus and Saturn Conjunction - Moon, Planets are separated by enormous distance though they appear near each other in the sky - *Issue of Unverified Misleading Viral News Of Smiley Face in the sky involving Moon, Venus and Saturn* :
On April 25, 2025, a conjunction will occur between the Moon, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury in the sky due to an astronomical phenomenon called a conjunction. In simple terms, a conjunction occurs when two or more celestial bodies appear near each other in Earth's sky despite the enormous distances separating them. For example, the Moon is 384,000 km from Earth, while Saturn and Mercury are millions to billions of km away from Earth or the Moon. Yet, due to the conjunction, they appear near the Moon on April 25, 2025. However from now many weeks people can spot Venus and Saturn in the East Direction before Sunrise. Whereas Saturn as now is too dim to be visible with bare eyes due to distance from earth.
*Venus - Saturn Celestial Meeting* : Interestingly, there’s also a rare celestial event of Conjunction of Venus With Saturn at 5:32 AM IST on 25 April 2025. What’s interesting to note is that Venus orbits the Sun on one side of Earth, while Saturn’s orbit is much farther away, beyond Mars and Jupiter. Despite orbiting the Sun in different paths, sometime like on 25-26 April during "Conjunction" these celestial bodies appear near each other.
*VIRAL REPORTS OF SMILEY FACE ON 25 April 2025* : However, there’s unverified news circulating about a "smiley face" formation involving Venus, Saturn, and the crescent Moon visible from India. In reality, Saturn is too dim to be visible during this event, and city pollution further worsens the visibility. Members of the Planetary Society of India, who have been observing the sky for the past three days, attempted to capture images and videos of Venus and Saturn (visit www.ournewplanets.info for images/Videos).. While Venus is visible, Saturn remains invisible to bare eyes. This is because as of now, Saturn is too dim because it far from Earth compared to its position on September 21, 2025. But as the days pass, the distance between Earth and Saturn will decrease, making Saturn brighter and more visible. Therefore, the news of a "smiley face" involving the Moon, Venus, and Saturn is exaggerated and unverified, likely spread for views on social media.
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