April 2020 Sky
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- On April 1, 2020
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Lyrid meteor shower, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus, Venus-Pleiades conjunction
April 2020 Sky
| 1 | First Quarter Moon at 10:21 UT. |
| 2 | Moon near Castor (evening sky) at 4h UT. |
| 2 | Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 8h UT. |
| 3 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 8h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 4 | Venus 0.25° SE of Alcyone (brightest star in the Pleiades) (46° from Sun, evening sky) at 2h UT. Mags. −4.4 and 2.9. This is the closest Venus-Pleiades conjunction in 8 years. The event will be visible worldwide from 1 to 5 April. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 22h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 7 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17:59 UT (distance 356,907 km; angular size 33.5′). |
| 8 | Full Moon at 2:34 UT. |
| 8 | Moon near Spica (midnight sky) at 12h UT. • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 11 | Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 15h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Last Quarter Moon at 22:56 UT. |
| 15 | Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 0h UT. Mag. −2.2. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 15 | Moon, Jupiter and Saturn within a circle of diam. 5.5° (morning sky) at 7h UT. Mags. −2.2 and 0.6. |
| 15 | Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. 0.6. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 6h UT. Mag. 0.6. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 20 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT (distance 406,462 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 21 | Moon near Mercury (14° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. −0.8. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 22 | Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 7h UT (variable). Active April 14-30. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak. Observing conditions are optimal in 2020. • Lyrids (Wikipedia) • 2020 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO) |
| 23 | New Moon at 2:26 UT. Start of lunation 1204. |
| 25 | Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 10h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 3h UT. • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon near Venus (evening sky) at 18h UT. Mag. −4.5. |
| 28 | Venus at its brightest at 15h UT. Mag. −4.52. |
| 29 | Moon near Castor (evening sky) at 10h UT. |
| 29 | Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 15h UT. |
| 30 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 15h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 30 | First Quarter Moon at 20:38 UT. |
| April 2020 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
