April 2005 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
April
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | LAST QUARTER | 0100 |
| 3 | Jupiter is at opposition. | 1600 |
| 3 | Mars is 4° north of the Moon. | 2200 |
| 4 | Neptune is 5° north of the Moon. | 0900 |
| 4 | The Moon is at perigee. | 1100 |
| 5 | Uranus is 3° north of the Moon. | 2200 |
| 7 | Mercury is 3° north of the Moon. | 1400 |
| 8 | NEW MOON. Annular-total eclipse of the Sun. | 2100 |
| 11 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves toward its greatest elongation west of the Sun from a position east of the Sun as viewed from Earth. | 0200 |
| 13 | Mars is 1° 2' south of Neptune. | 0000 |
| 16 | Saturn is 5° south of the Moon. | 0100 |
| 16 | FIRST QUARTER | 1500 |
| 16 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1900 |
| 22 | Jupiter is 0° 6' north of the Moon. Occulation of Jupiter by the Moon. | 1800 |
| 24 | FULL MOON. Penumbral eclipse of the Moon. | 1000 |
| 26 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 27° west of the Sun. | 1700 |
| 26 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 7' south of the Moon. Occulation of Antares by the Moon. | 2300 |
| 29 | The Moon is at perigee. | 1000 |
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