Here you will find useful observing information about the visible planets,
our Moon and other moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial.
Among these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout.
Animated images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects,
or apparent and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular features include plotting the monthly positions of the
visible planets using heliocentric coordinates; following - moon phases; conjunctions; Sun's apparent, and Earth's real
motion along the ecliptic.
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April Sky Calendar | ||||
01. Moon-Pleiades close Conjunction 03. Moon at Northernmost Declination: 28.7° N 04. First Quarter Moon 05. Moon-Pollux Conjunction Moon-Mars Conjunction 06. Moon-Beehive Conjunction 07-08. Moon-Regulus Conjunction 10. Mercury-Saturn Conjunction Moon Descending Node |
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12. Full Moon Moon-Spica close Conjunction 13. Moon at Apogee: 252,388 miles (406,300 km) 17. Moon-Antares close Conjunction 18. Moon at Southernmost Declination: 28.6° S 20. Last Quarter Moon 21. Mercury at Western Elongation: 27.4° W 22. Lyrid Shower Peak: ZHR = 20 |
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25. Moon-Venus Conjunction Moon at Ascending Node Moon-Saturn Conjunction 26. Moon-Mercury Conjunction 27. Moon Perigee: 221,825 miles (357,100 km) New Moon 28. Venus-Saturn Conjunction 29. Moon-Pleiades Close Conjunction |