Sky News - CA (2020-03 & 2020-04)

PLANETS AT A GLANCE

DATE MAGNITUDE DIAMETER (") CONSTELLATION VISIBILITY

Mercury Mar. 1 —^11 Aquarius —

Apr. 1 0.0 6.6 Aquarius Morning

Venus^ Mar. 1 –4.3 18.8 Pisces Dusk

Apr. 1 –4.5 25.5 Taurus Dusk

Mars^ Mar. 1 1.1 5.5 Sagittarius Morning

Apr. 1 0.8 6.4 Capricornus Morning

Jupiter Mar. 1 –2.0 34.2 Sagittarius Morning

Apr. 1 –2.1 37.0 Sagittarius Morning

Saturn^ Mar. 1 0.7 15.5 Sagittarius Morning

Apr. 1 0.7 16.1 Sagittarius Morning

Uranus Mar. 1 5.8 3.4 Aries Evening

Apr. 1 5.9 3.4 Aries Evening

Neptune Mar. 1 — 2.2 Aquarius —

Apr. 1 8.0 2.2 Aquarius Morning

CELESTIAL CALENDAR

MAR. 2 First-quarter Moon

MAR. 7 Venus 2° north of Uranus

tonight and tomorrow evening

MAR. 8 Daylight Saving Time begins

*MAR. 9 Full Moon, 1:48 p.m., EDT;

Largest Full Moon of 2020, with Moon

at year’s closest perigee (357,122 km)

at 2:00 a.m. EDT on Mar. 10.

(see page 25)

MAR. 11 Zodiacal light visible

in western evening sky for next

two weeks

MAR. 16 Last-quarter Moon

*MAR. 18 Waning crescent Moon in 7°

binocular ield with Mars, Jupiter and

Saturn in morning sky (see page 25)

MAR. 19 Equinox, 11:50 p.m., EDT

(Spring begins)

*MAR. 20 Mars 40 arc minutes

below Jupiter in morning sky

MAR. 23 Mercury at greatest angle

(28°) away from Sun, but very low

in the morning sky

*MAR. 24 Venus at greatest angle

from Sun (46°) in evening sky; New

Moon, 5:28 a.m., EDT (see page 26)

MAR. 28 Waxing crescent Moon

8° south of Venus and near

Pleiades in evening sky

MAR. 31 Mars 1° below Saturn

in morning sky

APR. 1 First-quarter Moon

*A P R. 3 Venus amid the Pleiades

(see page 26)

APR. 7 Full Moon, 10:35 p.m., EDT

APR. 14 Last-quarter Moon;

Moon 6° below Jupiter in morning sky

*A P R. 1 5 Waning crescent Moon

3° below Saturn in morning sky

(see page 27)

APR. 16 Waning crescent Moon

4° below Mars in morning sky

APR. 22 New Moon, 10:26 p.m., EDT;

Lyrid meteor shower peaks under

moonless skies

APR. 26 Waxing crescent Moon

7° south of Venus

*A P R. 2 7 Venus at greatest brilliancy

(magnitude -4.7) (see page 27)

APR. 30 First-quarter Moon

*^ Impressive or relatively rare astronomical event

Canada’s night sky for March/April

Our chart shows the major stars, planets,

and constellations visible from Canada

and the northern United States within

one hour of these times:

Early March: 11 P.M.

Late March: 11 P.M.*

Early April: 10 P.M.*

Late April: 9 P.M.*

* Daylight savings time

USING THE STAR CHART