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Venus 6.4° N of Aldebaran (27° from Sun, evening sky) at 5h UT.
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT (broad peak). Active from April 19 to May 28. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 10-20 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere. Unfavorable this year due to bright moonlight.
• The Eta Aquarids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2010 (PDF) (IMO)
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Last Quarter Moon at 4:15 UT.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 404,235 km; angular size 29.3').
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Moon near Jupiter (53° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. -2.2.
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Moon near Mercury (19° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT.
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14
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New Moon at 1:04 UT. Start of lunation 1081.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Aldebaran (16° from Sun, evening sky) at 7h UT.
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Moon very near Venus (30° from Sun, evening sky) at 12h UT. Mag. -4.0. Occultation visible from northern Africa, Middle East, and southern Asia. Spectacular!
• Occultation of Venus (IOTA)
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Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 8h UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) (evening sky) at 8h UT.
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20
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Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 7h UT. Mag. +1.0.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 9h UT (369,732 km; 32.1').
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First Quarter Moon at 23:43 UT.
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 0h UT.
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Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 23h UT. Mag. +1.0.
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Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 21h UT.
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 25° west from Sun (morning sky) at 2h UT. Mag. +0.6.
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27
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Full Moon at 23:07 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Antares (midnight sky) at 3h UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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