April 2019 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On April 1, 2019
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Jupiter, Lyrid meteor shower peaks, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
April 2019 Sky
| 1 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 0h UT (distance 405,577 km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 2 | Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 7h UT. Mag. −4.0. |
| 3 | Moon near Mercury (26° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. Mag. 0.8. |
| 5 | New Moon at 8:51 UT. Start of lunation 1191. |
| 8 | Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 23h UT. |
| 9 | Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. 1.5. |
| 9 | Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 16h UT. |
| 11 | Mercury at greatest elongation west (28° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mag. 0.4. |
| 12 | First Quarter Moon at 19:05 UT. |
| 12 | Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 22h UT. |
| 13 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 21h UT. |
| 15 | Mars 6.5° N of Aldebaran (45° from Sun, evening sky) at 1h UT. Mags. 1.6 and 0.9. |
| 15 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 10h UT. |
| 16 | Mercury 4.3° E of Venus (30° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mags. 0.2 and −3.9. |
| 16 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 22:03 UT (364,205 km; angular size 32.8′). |
| 19 | Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 3h UT. |
| 19 | Full Moon at 11:11 UT. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 22 | Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 11h UT. |
| 23 | Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Active April 14-30. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak. Unfortunately, bright moonlight this year means poor viewing conditions. • Lyrids (Wikipedia) • 2019 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO) |
| 23 | Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 13h UT. Mag. −2.4. |
| 26 | Last Quarter Moon at 22:18 UT. |
| 25 | Moon near Saturn (105° from Sun, morning sky) at 13h UT. Mag. 0.5. Occultation visible from eastern Australia, New Zealand, and western South America. • Occultation of Saturn (IOTA) |
| 28 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 18h UT (distance 404,582 km; angular size 29.5′). |
| April 2019 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
