April 2018 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On April 1, 2018
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Jupiter, Lyrid meteor shower, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
April 2018 Sky
| 1 | Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 12h UT. |
| 2 | Mars 1.3° S of Saturn (morning sky) at 13h UT. Mags. 0.3 and 0.5. |
| 3 | Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 16h UT. Mag. −2.4. |
| 5 | Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 3h UT. |
| 7 | Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 13h UT. Mag. 0.5. |
| 7 | Moon, Mars and Saturn within 3.5° circle (97° from Sun, morning sky) at 16h UT. Mags. −0.2 and 0.5. |
| 7 | Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. −0.2. |
| 8 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 6h UT (distance 404,144 km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 8 | Last Quarter Moon at 7:20 UT. |
| 12 | Moon near Mercury (20° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. 2.3. |
| 16 | New Moon at 1:59 UT. Start of lunation 1179. |
| 17 | Moon near Venus (24° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −3.9. |
| 18 | Moon near the Pleiades at 13h UT (evening sky). |
| 19 | Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 5h UT. |
| 20 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 15h UT (368,714 km; angular size 32.4′). |
| 22 | 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. |
| 22 | First Quarter Moon at 21:46 UT. |
| 23 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 6h UT. |
| 24 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 21h UT. |
| 25 | Venus near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −3.9. |
| 28 | Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 20h UT. |
| 29 | Mercury at greatest elongation west (18° from Sun, morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. 0.5. |
| 30 | Full Moon at 0:58 UT. |
| 30 | Moon near Jupiter (midnight sky) at 19h UT. Mag. −2.5. |
| April 2018 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |