April 2026 Sky

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  • On April 5, 2026
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April 2026 Sky

2 Full Moon at 2:12 UT.
3 Moon near Spica at 2h UT (morning sky).
3 Mercury at westernmost elongation at 22h UT (28° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.3.
6 Moon near Antares at 18h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, Madagascar and Mauritius.
• Lunar occultation of Antares (In-the-Sky)
7 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 404,970km; angular size 29.5′).
10 Last Quarter Moon at 4:54 UT.
13 Mars, Saturn and Neptune within 4.5° circle at 9h UT (19° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 1.2, 0.9 and 8.0.
15 Moon near Mars at 22h UT (21° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 1.2. Mercury (0.0m), Neptune (7.9m) and Saturn (0.9m) remain close for several days.
17 New Moon at 11:53 UT. Start of lunation 1278.
19 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 6:58 UT (distance 361,630km; angular size 33.0′).
19 Moon near Venus at 7h UT (evening sky). Mag. −3.9.
19 Moon near the Pleiades at 18h UT (evening sky).
19 Mars 1.2° NNW of Saturn at 23h UT (22° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 1.2 and and 0.9.
20 Mercury 0.5° SE of Saturn at 12h UT (23° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −0.2 and and 0.9.
20 Mercury, Mars and Saturn within 1.7° circle at 23h UT (23° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −0.2, 1.2 and 0.9. Planets remain close for several days.
21 Mercury 1.7° SE of Mars at 0h UT (22° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −0.2 and and 1.2.
21 Moon near M35 Cluster at 22h UT (evening sky).
22 Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 20h 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 2026-2027 (IMO)
23 Moon near Jupiter at 0h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.1.
23 Moon near Castor at 4h UT (evening sky).
23 Moon near Pollux at 9h UT (evening sky).
24 Venus 0.8° NNW of Uranus at 2h UT (26° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −3.9 and 5.8.
24 First Quarter Moon at 2:32 UT.
24 Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44) at 10h UT (evening sky).
24 Venus 3.4° SE of the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky).
25 Moon near Regulus at 23h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Brazil, the eastern United States, Colombia and Venezuela.
• Lunar occultation of Regulus (In-the-Sky)
30 Moon near Spica at 8h UT (evening sky).
April 2026 Sky All times Universal Time (UT).

  • US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
  • US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
  • Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
  • Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.