Look to the eastern sky late Thursday, and a clear horizon will show you this unusual, grinning planet alignment.

It may seem the universe is smiling down on Virginia during a rare triple celestial conjunction that will look like a smiley face from Earth in the predawn hours of Thursday and Friday. The National Weather Service forecast calls for mostly clear conditions Thursday morning and partly cloudy skies on Friday.

Venus, Saturn and the crescent Moon will align in the sky later this week, forming a ‘smiley face’ - what time should you look for the ‘smiley face’ planetary alignment?