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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS FOR APRIL 2009


ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS FOR APRIL 2009

April 2: First Quarter Moon
April 5: Moon 5 degrees East of Regulus
April 9: Full Moon
April 9: Moon about 4 degrees SW of Spica
April 14: Moon 4.5 degree SE of Antares
April 15: Mars and Uranus are just 31’ apart. Very low in East at 5:35am.
April 17: Last Quarter Moon
April 20: Moon 5 degrees E-NE of Jupiter at dawn
April 22: Crescent Moon stands 6.5 degrees west of bright Venus at 5:30am.
April 24: Mars is 4 degrees E-SE of Venus at 5:50am
April 26: Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation. 20 degrees above horizon at the time of sunset.
April 26: Mercury 2 deg. 45’ of Moon.

That's all for this month.

- Scientist Fenil


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