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Moon near Regulus at 12h UT (evening sky).
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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Full Moon at 4:36 UT.
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Moon near Spica at 21h UT (midnight sky).
• Spica (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Antares at 8h UT (morning sky).
• Antares (Wikipedia)
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Venus 2.5° SE of the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky).
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Mercury at greatest elongation east at 22h UT (20° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.1.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 22h UT. The largest planet passes into the morning sky.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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Last Quarter Moon at 9:12 UT.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 2:31 UT (distance 367,968km; angular size 32.5').
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Moon near Saturn at 7h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.0.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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Annular-Total Eclipse of the Sun along a narrow path crossing the Indian Ocean, Australia's North West Cape, East Timor, West Papua and Pacific Ocean from 1:34 to 6:59 UT. Partial solar eclipse visible from Southeast Asia and Australia.
• Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2023 April 20 (GIF) (NASA)
• Solar Eclipse Path Map (Time and Date)
• Solar Eclipses: 2015 - 2030 (Mr Eclipse)
• NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA)
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New Moon at 4:15 UT. Start of lunation 1241.
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Moon near the Pleiades at 12h UT (evening sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 1h UT (timing and activity is variable). Active April 14-30. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak.
• Lyrids (Wikipedia)
• AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2022-2023 (IMO)
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Moon near Venus at 13h UT (41° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.1. Look out for this spectacular sight!
• Venus (Wikipedia)
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 0h UT (evening sky).
• Messier 35 (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Mars at 4h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.3.
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Moon near Castor at 13h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Pollux at 18h UT (evening sky).
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First Quarter Moon at 21:20 UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 23h UT (evening sky).
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 7h UT (distance 404,299km; angular size 29.6').
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Moon near Regulus at 20h UT (evening sky).
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International Astronomy Day 2023 is celebrated today! Contact your local Astronomy club, planetarium, observatory or science museum to participate in a variety of Astronomy activities.
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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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