April Astronomy Report

Phases of the Moon

Last Quarter Moon
April 6 5:37 am EDT

New Moon
April 14 8:29 am EDT

First Quarter Moon
April 21 2:20 pm EDT

Full Moon
April 28 8:18 am EDT


Evening Planets (after sunset)

* Mercury, W
* Venus, W
* Mars, SW
* Saturn, SE

Visible at Midnight

* Mars, W
* Saturn, S

Morning Planets (before sunrise)

* Saturn, W
* Neptune, E
* Jupiter, E
* Uranus, E

Comets

There are no comets brighter than magnitude 8 observable from Northern Hemisphere sites in April .

Meteors

The Lyrid meteors peak on the morning of April 22 - though the shower shows some activity starting as early as the 16th and continuing into the 25th. Conditions should be good, with no moonlight to interfere; expect to see 15-20 meteors per hour at the peak.