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FULL moon occurs on April 8d. 17h. 22m. U.T., and new moon on April 22d. 20h. 43m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: April 3d. 14h., Jupiter 0·1° S.; April 21d. 11h., Venus 3°N.; April 26d. 12h., Saturn 2° N.; April 28d. 09h., Mars 3°N.; April 30d. 21h., Jupiter 0·4°S. The following occupations of stars brighter than magnitude 6 take place: April 5d. 22h. 26·8m., 308 B Leon, (D); April 6d. 22h. 51·7m., b Virg. (D). The times refer to Greenwich and D refers to disappearance. Mercury attains its greatest eastern elongation on April 12. The planet sets at 19h. 51m., 20h, 51m. and 19h. 42m. at the beginning, middle and end of the month and can be seen as an evening star, but is not very well placed for observation. Venus rises at 5h. 13m. and 4h. 20m. at the beginning and end of the month and can be seen as a morning star. Mars sets at 1h, 58m. and 1h. at the beginning and end of the month and can be seen in the early part of the night. Jupiter sets at 4h. 10m. and 2h. 15m. at the beginning and end of the month, and is stationary on April 13. Saturn sets at 0h. 46m. and 23h. 04m. at the beginning and end of the month. The Lyrid meteor shower is active from April 18–22. These meteors are due to the debris of Comet Thatcher (1861 i).
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The Night Sky in April. Nature 153, 373 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153373d0
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