April 2023 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On March 31, 2023
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- Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, International Astronomy Day, Jupiter, Lyrid meteor shower, M35 star cluster, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Total Solar Eclipse, Venus
April 2023 Sky
| 2 | Moon near Regulus at 12h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Full Moon at 4:36 UT. |
| 6 | Moon near Spica at 21h UT (midnight sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Moon near Antares at 8h UT (morning sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 11 | Venus 2.5° SE of the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky). |
| 11 | Mercury at greatest elongation east at 22h UT (20° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.1. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 11 | Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 22h UT. The largest planet passes into the morning sky. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Last Quarter Moon at 9:12 UT. |
| 16 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 2:31 UT (distance 367,968km; angular size 32.5′). |
| 16 | Moon near Saturn at 7h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.0. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 20 | Annular-Total Eclipse of the Sun along a narrow path crossing the Indian Ocean, Australia’s North West Cape, East Timor, West Papua and Pacific Ocean from 1:34 to 6:59 UT. Partial solar eclipse visible from Southeast Asia and Australia. • Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2023 April 20 (GIF) (NASA) • Solar Eclipse Path Map (Time and Date) • Solar Eclipses: 2015 – 2030 (Mr Eclipse) • NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA) |
| 20 | New Moon at 4:15 UT. Start of lunation 1241. |
| 22 | Moon near the Pleiades at 12h UT (evening sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 1h 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 its peak. • Lyrids (Wikipedia) • AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2022-2023 (IMO) |
| 23 | Moon near Venus at 13h UT (41° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.1. Look out for this spectacular sight! • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 25 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 0h UT (evening sky). • Messier 35 (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon near Mars at 4h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.3. |
| 26 | Moon near Castor at 13h UT (evening sky). |
| 26 | Moon near Pollux at 18h UT (evening sky). |
| 27 | First Quarter Moon at 21:20 UT. |
| 27 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 23h UT (evening sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 28 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 7h UT (distance 404,299km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 29 | Moon near Regulus at 20h UT (evening sky). |
| 29 | International Astronomy Day 2023 is celebrated today! Contact your local Astronomy club, planetarium, observatory or science museum to participate in a variety of Astronomy activities. |
| April 2023 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
