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Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 12h UT.
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Mars 1.3° S of Saturn (morning sky) at 13h UT. Mags. 0.3 and 0.5.
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 16h UT. Mag. −2.4.
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 3h UT.
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Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 13h UT. Mag. 0.5.
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Moon, Mars and Saturn within 3.5° circle (97° from Sun, morning sky) at 16h UT. Mags. −0.2 and 0.5.
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Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. −0.2.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 6h UT (distance 404,144 km; angular size 29.6').
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Last Quarter Moon at 7:20 UT.
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Moon near Mercury (20° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. 2.3.
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16
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New Moon at 1:59 UT. Start of lunation 1179.
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17
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Moon near Venus (24° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −3.9.
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18
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Moon near the Pleiades at 13h UT (evening sky).
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19
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Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 5h UT.
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20
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 15h UT (368,714 km; angular size 32.4').
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 15h UT. Active April 16-25. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak. Very favorable viewing conditions.
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22
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First Quarter Moon at 21:46 UT.
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23
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 6h UT.
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24
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 21h UT.
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25
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Venus near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −3.9.
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28
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Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 20h UT.
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29
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Mercury at greatest elongation west (18° from Sun, morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. 0.5.
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30
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Full Moon at 0:58 UT.
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30
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Moon near Jupiter (midnight sky) at 19h UT. Mag. −2.5.
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- USA Eastern Standard Time = UT − 5 hours.
- Australian Eastern Summer Time = UT + 11 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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