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How to see Venus snuggle up to a thin crescent moon this weekend

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A crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus , particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere .

It will make for an eye-catching scene as the two brightest sky objects dominate the early evening scene for about three hours after sundown.

Sadly, this will be the last in the current series of close evening get-togethers between the two , for on March 1 they will appear three times farther apart.

Saturday, Feb. 1 is the night when the Americas will be greeted with a gorgeous Venus -crescent moon conjunction.

The pairing will persist from before sunset on into the depths of darkness.

The time when the moon and planet will appear closest will be around 7:25 p.m. Eastern time.