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Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 9h UT. Occultation visible from southern Asia, Japan, and Korea.
• Occultation of Aldebaran (IOTA)
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Mercury at greatest elongation east (19° from Sun, evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. 0.0.
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3
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First Quarter Moon at 18:40 UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 12h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 4h UT. Occultation visible from southern South America.
• Occultation of Regulus (IOTA)
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7
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Jupiter at opposition at 21h UT. Best time to observe the largest planet in the solar system. Mag. −2.5.
• Opposition (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Jupiter (midnight sky) at 23h UT. Mag. −2.5.
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11
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Full Moon at 6:08 UT.
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11
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Moon near Spica (midnight sky) at 10h UT.
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15
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 7h UT.
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15
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 10h UT (distance 405,475 km; angular size 29.5').
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16
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Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 19h UT. Mag. 0.3.
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Last Quarter Moon at 9:59 UT.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 6h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky.
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21
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Mars 3.5° SSE of the Pleiades (28° from Sun, evening sky) at 20h UT. Mag. 1.6.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 12h UT. Active April 16-25. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak.
• Observing the Lyrids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2017 (IMO)
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Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. −4.5.
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26
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New Moon at 12:17 UT. Start of lunation 1167.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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26
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Venus at its brightest at 19h UT. Mag. −4.5.
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27
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 16:14 UT (359,327 km; angular size 33.3').
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28
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Moon near the Pleiades (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 2h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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28
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Moon near Mars (27° from Sun, evening sky) at 9h UT. Mag. 1.6.
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Moon near Aldebaran (32° from Sun, evening sky) at 18h UT. Occultation visible from eastern Europe and north central Africa.
• Occultation of Aldebaran (IOTA)
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- USA Eastern Summer Time = UT − 4 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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