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MAP SYMBOLS
Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary
in size due to the distance from Earth
APRIL 2019 and are shown at 0h Universal Time.
Calendar of events
1 The Moon passes 3° south of
Venus, midnight EDT
2 Mercury passes 0.4° north of
Neptune, 3 P.M. EDT
The Moon passes 3° south of
Neptune, 7 P.M. EDT
The Moon passes 4° south of
Mercury, 7 P.M. EDT
5 New Moon occurs at
4:50 A.M. EDT
Asteroid Iris is at opposition,
5 A.M. EDT
6 The Moon passes 5° south of
Uranus, 9 A.M. EDT
8 Dwarf planet Ceres is
stationary, 5 P.M. EDT
9 The Moon passes 5° south of
Mars, 3 A.M. EDT
Asteroid Pallas is at opposition,
9 P.M. EDT
Venus passes 0.3° south of
Neptune, midnight EDT
10 Jupiter is stationary, 1 P.M. EDT
11 Mercury is at greatest western
elongation (28°), 4 P.M. EDT
12 First Quarter Moon
occurs at 3:06 P.M. EDT
16 Mars passes 7° north of
Aldebaran, 6 P.M. EDT
The Moon is at perigee
(226,306 miles from Earth),
6:05 P.M. EDT
19 Full Moon occurs at
7:12 A.M. EDT
22 Uranus is in conjunction with
the Sun, 7 P.M. EDT
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25 Pluto is stationary, 5 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 0.4° south of
Saturn, 10 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 0.07° north
of Pluto, 4 P.M. EDT
26 Last Quarter Moon
occurs at 6:18 P.M. EDT
28 The Moon is at apogee
(251,396 miles from Earth),
2:20 P.M. EDT
29 Saturn is stationary, 10 P.M. EDT
30 The Moon passes 3° south of
Neptune, 4 A.M. EDT
SPECIAL OBSERVING DATE
23 The Moon passes 1.6°
north of Jupiter in the
predawn sky.
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