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Moon near Antares at 0h UT (morning sky).
• Antares (Wikipedia)
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Last Quarter Moon at 10:03 UT.
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6
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Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. 0.8.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. −2.1.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Mercury (8° from Sun, morning sky) at 10h UT. Mag. −1.2.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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New Moon at 2:32 UT. Start of lunation 1216.
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14
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 18h UT (distance 406,119 km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near the Pleiades at 9h UT (evening sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Aldebaran at 3h UT (evening sky).
• Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Mars (59° from Sun, evening sky) at 13h UT. Mag. 1.5. Occultation visible from SE Asia.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Mars (IOTA)
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 2h UT. The elusive and innermost planet passes into the evening sky.
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Moon near Castor at 14h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Pollux at 19h UT (evening sky).
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20
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First Quarter Moon at 6:59 UT.
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20
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 21h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 13h UT (variable). Active April 14-30. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak. Best observed after the Moon has set.
• Lyrids (Wikipedia)
• 2021 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO)
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Moon near Regulus at 14h UT (evening sky).
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Spica at 8h UT (evening sky).
• Spica (Wikipedia)
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Full Moon at 3:32 UT.
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Mars 0.6° N of M35 cluster at 7h UT (55° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 1.5.
• M35 Cluster (Wikipedia)
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 15:20 UT (distance 357,378 km; angular size 33.4').
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Moon near Antares at 9h UT (morning sky).
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
- US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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