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Moon near the Pleiades at 22h UT (evening sky).
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2
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Moon near Jupiter at 23h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.1.
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4
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 4h UT (evening sky).
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5
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First Quarter Moon at 2:16 UT.
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5
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Moon near Castor at 12h UT (evening sky).
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5
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Moon near Pollux at 17h UT (evening sky).
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5
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Moon near Mars at 21h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.5.
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 20h UT (evening sky).
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8
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Moon near Regulus at 15h UT (evening sky).
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10
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Mercury 2.00° NNE of Saturn at 14h UT (25° from Sun, morning sky). Mags 1.1 and 1.2.
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13
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Moon near Spica at 0h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from most of South America.
• Lunar occultation of Spica (In-The-Sky)
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13
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Full Moon at 0:23 UT.
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13
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance 406,295km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near Antares at 21h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from southern Africa.
• Lunar occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky)
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16
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Mercury 0.68° SE of Neptune at 23h UT (27° from Sun, morning sky). Mags 0.7 and 7.9.
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21
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Last Quarter Moon at 1:36 UT.
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21
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Mercury at westernmost elongation at 19h UT (27° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.4.
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 13h UT (timing and activity is variable). Active April 17-26. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at peak.
• Lyrids (Wikipedia)
• AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2024-2025 (IMO)
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Venus at its brightest at 6h UT (37.5° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.54.
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25
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Moon near Venus at 3h UT (38° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.5.
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25
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Moon, Venus and Saturn within circle 4.1° diameter at 6h UT (37° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −4.5 and 1.2.
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25
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Moon near Mercury at 22h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.3.
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27
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 16:13 UT (distance 357,119km; angular size 33.5').
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Venus shows greatest illuminated extent (309 square arc- seconds) at 17h UT. Mag. −4.5.
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27
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New Moon at 19:32 UT. Start of lunation 1266.
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Moon near the Pleiades at 8h UT (evening sky).
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30
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Moon near Jupiter at 17h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.0.
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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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