From the NASA website http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/01jul_4thofjuly.htm

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Planets Align for the 4th of July-
July 1, 2008: News Flash: On 4th of July weekend, NASA forecasts lights in the sky.

No, not those lights. Look beyond the fireworks. Almost halfway up the western sky, just above the twilight glow of sunset, a trio of worlds is gathering: Saturn, Mars and the crescent Moon.


Click over to the NASA page for the whole story.