Volume 31 Issue 4
April 2025
April 2025
Month at a Glance:
This month continues the transition from winter constellations to the constellations of spring (Northern Hemisphere). As the graphic below is showing all of the visible planets, with the exception of Mars, are now morning planets. There is a nice grouping of the planets above the eastern horizon in the hour or so before the Sun rises this month. The Moon passes through this area a few days after mid-month.
Click here for the month at a glance calendar.
What is this? "It's a prediction of when Lees Summit, MO, will have good weather for astronomical observing." Click on the graphic to go to the Clear Sky web site.
This month continues the transition from winter constellations to the constellations of spring (Northern Hemisphere). As the graphic below is showing all of the visible planets, with the exception of Mars, are now morning planets. There is a nice grouping of the planets above the eastern horizon in the hour or so before the Sun rises this month. The Moon passes through this area a few days after mid-month.
Click here for the month at a glance calendar.
What is this? "It's a prediction of when Lees Summit, MO, will have good weather for astronomical observing." Click on the graphic to go to the Clear Sky web site.
Mercury returns to the morning skies as it heads toward its greatest western elongation on the 21st. This month, due to its position relative to the horizon Mercury will be best viewed if you lived south of the equator.
Venus returns to the morning skies rising ahead of the Sun. As the month progresses Venus continues its separation from the Sun, but like Mercury, Venus will be positioned low above the horizon.
Mars just continues its eastward orbital motion as it finally moves past the 'Twin Stars' and into the constellation Cancer the Crab.
Dwarf Planet Ceres is with the morning group of planets but with an apparent magnitude of 8-9.0 it would require optical assistance to see it.
Jupiter is visible after sunset over the southwestern horizon setting a few hours after the Sun sets.
Saturn gradually moves into the morning skies this month steadily increasing the separation from the Sun, as a result will be risingearlier each morning.
Uranus is above the southwestern horizon at sunset and like Jupiter is setting after sunset, but only about an hour after the Sun sets.
