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APRIL 2026 (Northern Hemisphere)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/td>Full Moon<\/strong> at 2:12 UT.<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Moon near Spica<\/strong> at 2h UT (morning sky).<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Mercury at westernmost elongation<\/strong> at 22h UT (28\u00b0 from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.3.<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Moon near Antares<\/strong> at 18h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, Madagascar and Mauritius.
\u2022 Lunar occultation of Antares<\/a> (In-the-Sky)<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Moon at apogee<\/strong> (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 404,970km; angular size 29.5′).<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Last Quarter Moon<\/strong> at 4:54 UT.<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Mars, Saturn and Neptune<\/strong> within 4.5\u00b0 circle at 9h UT (19\u00b0 from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 1.2, 0.9 and 8.0.<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Moon near Mars<\/strong> at 22h UT (21\u00b0 from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 1.2. Mercury (0.0m), Neptune (7.9m) and Saturn (0.9m) remain close for several days.<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>New Moon<\/strong> at 11:53 UT. Start of lunation 1278.<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Moon at perigee<\/strong> (closest to Earth) at 6:58 UT (distance 361,630km; angular size 33.0′).<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Moon near Venus<\/strong> at 7h UT (evening sky). Mag. \u22123.9.<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Moon near the Pleiades<\/strong> at 18h UT (evening sky).<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Mars 1.2\u00b0 NNW of Saturn<\/strong> at 23h UT (22\u00b0 from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 1.2 and and 0.9.<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Mercury 0.5\u00b0 SE of Saturn<\/strong> at 12h UT (23\u00b0 from Sun, morning sky). Mags. \u22120.2 and and 0.9.<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Mercury, Mars and Saturn<\/strong> within 1.7\u00b0 circle at 23h UT (23\u00b0 from Sun, morning sky). Mags. \u22120.2, 1.2 and 0.9. Planets remain close for several days.<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Mercury 1.7\u00b0 SE of Mars<\/strong> at 0h UT (22\u00b0 from Sun, morning sky). Mags. \u22120.2 and and 1.2.<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Moon near M35<\/strong> Cluster at 22h UT (evening sky).<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Lyrid meteor shower peaks<\/strong> 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.
\u2022 Lyrids<\/a> (Wikipedia)
\u2022 AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2026-2027<\/a> (IMO)<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Moon near Jupiter<\/strong> at 0h UT (evening sky). Mag. \u22122.1.<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Moon near Castor<\/strong> at 4h UT (evening sky).<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Moon near Pollux<\/strong> at 9h UT (evening sky).<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Venus 0.8\u00b0 NNW of Uranus<\/strong> at 2h UT (26\u00b0 from Sun, evening sky). Mags. \u22123.9 and 5.8.<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>First Quarter Moon<\/strong> at 2:32 UT.<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44)<\/strong> at 10h UT (evening sky).<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Venus 3.4\u00b0 SE of the Pleiades<\/strong> at 14h UT (evening sky).<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/td>Moon near Regulus<\/strong> at 23h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Brazil, the eastern United States, Colombia and Venezuela.
\u2022 Lunar occultation of Regulus<\/a> (In-the-Sky)<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>Moon near Spica<\/strong> at 8h UT (evening sky).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n