Rare Moon and Venus conjunction lights up night sky(1/4)

Venus appears in the night sky near a crescent Moon in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, April 23, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

An enchanting night sky was observed on Sunday, the moon in ashen glow and Venus at its closet point to the moon.

Venus appears in the night sky near a crescent Moon over the Tenglong Pavilion in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 23, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Venus appears in the night sky near a crescent Moon in Kunming , southwest China's Yunnan Province , April 23, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Venus appears in the night sky near a crescent Moon in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 23, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)