April 2024 Sky
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- On April 6, 2024
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- Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Lyrid meteor shower, M35 star cluster, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Total Solar Eclipse, Venus
April 2024 Sky
| 2 | Last Quarter Moon at 3:15 UT. |
| 6 | Moon near Mars at 6h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.2. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Moon, Mars and Saturn within circle 3.0° diameter at 9h UT (morning sky). Mags. 1.2 and 1.1. |
| 6 | Moon near Saturn at 11h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica. • Lunar occultation of Saturn (In-The-Sky) |
| 7 | Moon near Neptune at 9h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from South Atlantic Ocean. |
| 7 | Moon near Venus at 17h UT (15° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 7 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17:46 UT (distance 358,850km; angular size 33.3′). |
| 8 | Total Solar Eclipse from 16:39 to 19:55 UT, greatest eclipse at 18:17 UT (duration 4m 28s). Totality visible along narrow path crossing Mexico, eastern USA and south-eastern Canada. Partial eclipse visible across all of North America (except Alaska), Hawaii and parts of Central America. • Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 April 8 (GIF) (NASA) • Total solar eclipse (In-The-Sky) • Solar Eclipses: 2011 – 2030 (Mr Eclipse) • NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA) |
| 8 | New Moon at 18:22 UT. Start of lunation 1253. |
| 10 | Moon near Jupiter at 20h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.0. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Mars 0.44° NNW of Saturn at 21h UT (37° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 1.2 and 1.1. • Close approach of Saturn and Mars (In-The-Sky) |
| 11 | Moon near the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 11 | Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 23h UT. The innermost planet passes into the morning sky. |
| 13 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 23h UT (evening sky). • Messier 35 (Wikipedia) |
| 15 | Moon near Castor at 9h UT (evening sky). |
| 15 | Moon near Pollux at 15h UT (evening sky). |
| 15 | First Quarter Moon at 19:13 UT. |
| 16 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 18h UT (evening sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 18 | Moon near Regulus at 16h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 20 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 405,623km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 22 | Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 7h 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 peak. • Lyrids (Wikipedia) • AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2024-2025 (IMO) |
| 23 | Moon near Spica at 5h UT (evening sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Full Moon at 23:50 UT. |
| 26 | Moon near Antares at 22h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from the Middle East, southern India and Indonesia. • Antares (Wikipedia) • Disappearance and Reappearance Times (IOTA) • Occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky) |
| 29 | Mars 0.04° SE of Neptune at 5h UT (morning sky). Mags. 1.1 and 7.9. • Close approach of Mars and Neptune (In-The-Sky) |
April 2024 Sky All times Universal Time (UT).
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