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NEW moon occurs on April 12d. 12h. 29m. U.T., and full moon on April 27d. l0h. 33m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: April 9d. 19h., Mars 3° N.; April 17d. 13h., Saturn 0·1° N.; April 23d. 06h., Jupiter 3° S.; April 26d. 18h., Mercury 6·3° S. Only one occultation of a star brighter than magnitude 6 takes place in April, namely, 8 Leon., which disappears on April 21d. 1h. 29·7m. Mercury sets at 20h. 11m. at the beginning of April and rises at 4h. 10m. at the end of the month, about 25 minutes before sunrise. The planet is in inferior conjunction on April 13 and is stationary on April 3 and 25. Venus is a conspicuous object in the western sky in the early portion of the month, setting at 21h. on April 1. On April 30 the planet rises at 3h. 35m., an hour before sunrise. Venus is in inferior conjunction on April 15. Jupiter is visible throughout most of the night, setting at 5h. 13m. and 3h. 14m. at the beginning and end of the month, respectively. Saturn can be seen in the early portion of the night, setting at lh. 49m. and just after midnight at the beginning and end of the month, respectively. The Lyrid meteors are active during April 18–22, but moonlight will interfere with the observation of the shower.
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The Night Sky in April. Nature 155, 388 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155388d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/155388d0