The Sky for April 2018

Thanksgiving (U.S.A.)

April 1, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. Today is Easter for many Christians. How is the date of Easter calculated? It depends on Astronomy, of course. Consider this, you will never see the Moon at sunset on Easter Sunday.

April 2, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.

April 3, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.

April 4, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.

April 5, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.

April 6, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.

April 7, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.

April 8, 2018

The Moon is at third quarter phase at 7:18 U.T. today.

April 9, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.

April 10, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. Let's take a look at the constellation of Draco today. Draco is an ancient constellation that has been seen as a dragon in many cultures. Its bright star, Thuban, has served as our Pole Star in the past.

April 11, 2018

The Phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.

April 12, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. The first human being to orbit the Earth, Yuri Gagarin, went up for one orbit as a Cosmonaut of the former Soviet Union on this date in 1961. Make sure to celebrate Yuri’s Night. STS1, the first launch of the Space Shuttle was made on this date in 1981.

April 13, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. Why is Friday the thirteeth considered to be unlucky?

April 14, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.

April 15, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.

April 16, 2018

The Moon is New at 1:57 U.T. today.

April 17, 2018

The Moon is a waxing crescent today.

April 18, 2018

The Moon is a waxing crescent today.

April 19, 2018

The Moon is a waxing crescent today.

April 20, 2018

The Moon is a waxing crescent today.

April 21, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.

April 22, 2018

The Moon is at first quarter phase at 21:46 U.T. today. Tonight, look for the Lyrid meteor shower. You may try looking about halfway up in the northeast at about midnight in the eastern United States.

April 23, 2018

The Moon is a waxing gibbous today.

April 24, 2018

The Moon is a waxing gibbous today.

April 25, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.

April 26, 2018

The Moon is a waxing gibbous today.

April 27, 2018

The Moon is a waxing gibbous today.

April 28, 2018

The Moon is a waxing gibbous today. Look for the constellation of Corvus, low in the southeast at about 10 PM. This little quadrangle depicts a crow.

April 29, 2018

The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.

April 30, 2018

The Moon is Full at 0:58 U.T. today. Saturn is the bright planet visible in tonight's eastern sky. You can find it halfway up in the south at about ten PM local time.

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