2
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Last Quarter Moon at 3:15 UT.
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6
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Moon near Mars at 6h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.2.
Mars (Wikipedia)
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6
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Moon, Mars and Saturn within circle 3.0° diameter at 9h UT (morning sky). Mags. 1.2 and 1.1.
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6
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Moon near Saturn at 11h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica.
Lunar occultation of Saturn (In-The-Sky)
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7
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Moon near Neptune at 9h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from South Atlantic Ocean.
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7
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Moon near Venus at 17h UT (15° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −3.9.
Venus (Wikipedia)
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7
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17:46 UT (distance 358,850km; angular size 33.3').
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8
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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)
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8
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New Moon at 18:22 UT. Start of lunation 1253.
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10
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Moon near Jupiter at 20h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.0.
Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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10
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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)
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11
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Moon near the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky).
The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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11
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 23h UT. The innermost planet passes into the morning sky.
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13
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 23h UT (evening sky).
Messier 35 (Wikipedia)
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15
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Moon near Castor at 9h UT (evening sky).
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15
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Moon near Pollux at 15h UT (evening sky).
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15
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First Quarter Moon at 19:13 UT.
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16
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 18h UT (evening sky).
Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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18
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Moon near Regulus at 16h UT (evening sky).
Regulus (Wikipedia)
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20
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 405,623km; angular size 29.5').
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22
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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)
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23
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Moon near Spica at 5h UT (evening sky).
Spica (Wikipedia)
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23
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Full Moon at 23:50 UT.
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26
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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)
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29
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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)
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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.
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