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

At about 5:30am, the waning crescent moon will align with Venus and Saturn to look like a smiley face, Phoenix New Times reports. Reality check: It won't appear as dramatic as the emoji-like photos making the rounds on social media,

It is true that the two planets will be near the crescent moon, however, it will be a stretch to think that this will form a smiley face as depicted in some of the posts. The reality is, Venus will be larger and brighter.