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Moon very near the Pleiades at 23h UT (48° from Sun, evening sky). Occultation visible from central and eastern North America.
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Moon near Mars at 19h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.2.
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First Quarter Moon at 12:01 UT.
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Moon near Pollux at 3h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Saturn at 1h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.2.
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Moon near Beehive cluster at 7h UT (evening sky).
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 28° west from Sun (morning sky) at 19h UT. Mag. +0.4, very low in the east.
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Moon near Regulus at 5h UT (evening sky).
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 13h UT (distance 405,551 km; angular size 29.5').
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Full Moon at 16:40 UT. In April it is called the "Grass Moon" or "Egg Moon".
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Moon very near Spica at 18h UT (midnight sky). Occultation visible from India, South-East Asia, and northern parts of Australia.
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15
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Moon near Jupiter at 12h UT (morning sky). Mag. -2.5.
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Moon very near Antares at 8h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from southern South America.
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Venus 0.30° from Uranus at 9h UT (45° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. -4.2 and 5.9.
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21
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Last Quarter Moon at 3:28 UT.
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 16h UT. Active between April 16-25. Radiant is located between Hercules and Lyra. Expect between 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak. Favorable viewing conditions this year.
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Moon very near Venus at 14h UT (morning sky). Mag -4.2. Occultation visible from southern South America (daytime).
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 11h UT (363,731 km; 32.8').
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Moon near Mercury at 5h UT (morning sky). Mag -0.2.
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New Moon at 19:44 UT. Beginning of lunation 1031.
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Moon very near the Pleiades at 10h UT (21° from Sun, evening sky).
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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