Venus and the moon will pass each other Thursday night. Here’s how to see it

Look up in the night sky Thursday, and you might see Venus pass the crescent moon.

There will be a roughly four-hour window for viewers to spot the celestial objects, NASA said - from about 45 minutes after sunset until 9:40 p.m. Thursday on the East Coast.

“Venus will appear in the west-southwest about 7 degrees to the right of the crescent moon,” according to NASA.

It shouldn’t be hard to spot the event, as only the sun is brighter than Venus and the moon, according to Tech Times.

While Venus and the moon will look like they’re close to each other, they’re actually 84 million miles away, MSN reported.

Because of our perspective on Earth, they will appear close because their paths follow a similar route in the sky, according to CNN.

The moon and Venus will put on a similar show next month. Tech Times reported they will meet again March 28, and if you look through a telescope, you might be able to see Venus and Uranus close to one another.

Meanwhile, the first supermoon of 2020 will occur March 9. According to NASA, “a supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest to Earth at the same time it is full.”