And if You See the Stars Tonight

And if You See the Stars Tonight

Find these visible planets in April 2022: Venus blazing in the east before sunrise; Mars and Saturn, also in the east before sunrise; Jupiter, emerging in the e before sunrise in early on Apr and easier to see every bit the calendar month progresses. Mercury will return to the evening sky by mid-April, to begin its all-time evening apparition for the yr for the Northern Hemisphere.

In this article:

Nighttime sky guide for April 2022

April 11 and 12 evenings: Regulus and the moon

Not-quite-full circles representing the moon on April 11 and 12 on right side of green line, dot on line labeled Regulus.
On April xi and 12, a waxing gibbous moon passes close to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

By mid-April: 4 planets from the Northern Hemisphere

Line from lower left to upper right with four dots labeled with planets.
Some of you lot might have glimpsed Jupiter about the sunrise equally early as belatedly March 2022. By mid-Apr, we'll all see Jupiter in the sunrise direction, near an hour before the sun comes up. You'll recognize it easily as the 2nd-brightest planet, after Venus. Here is the placement of the 4 bright planets in the morn sky around mid-April, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. The aforementioned four planets are visible from the Southern Hemisphere, too. See the chart beneath.

By mid-April: iv planets from the Southern Hemisphere

Vertical line with four dots labeled with planets.
Annotation the contrast between this nautical chart and the one above. The aforementioned four planets – Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Venus – tin can be seen before sunrise, with Jupiter closest to the sunrise point. But it'southward autumn now in the Southern Hemisphere. And so the ecliptic, or dominicus's path in the heaven, makes a steep bending to the morning horizon, placing the planets loftier above the sunrise.

April 15 and 16 evenings: Moon and Spica

Slanted green line with dot for Spica on right side and two large white circles on left, one labeled Full Moon Apr 16 and one labeled April 15.
If you're enjoying the full or near full moon on April xv and 16, yous'll probably notice a bright star nearby. That star is Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

April 16 evening: Total moon northern hemisphere

Full Pink Moon
The Full Pink Moon rises in the east at sunset on April 16. For observers in the Northern Hemisphere, it glows to the lower left of Spica in Virgo the Maiden. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

Apr sixteen evening: Full moon southern hemisphere

Full Pink Moon, Southern Hemisphere
The Full Pink Moon rises at dusk on April xvi. For observers in the Southern Hemisphere, it glows below Spica in Virgo the Maiden. Nautical chart via John Jardine Goss.

Apr 19 and 20 mornings: Moon and Antares

Two waning gibbous moons, one labeled Apr 20 and one Apr 19, are on either side of a red dot labeled Antares.
For those upward early on Apr 19 and 20, you lot may exist request, "What's that bright star by the moon?" That red star is Antares in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. A waning gibbous moon is west of Antares on April 19 and east of the reddish star on April 20. Its stage will shrink a bit from 1 night to the side by side. Nautical chart via John Jardine Goss.

Beginning April xx early evening: Mercury nears the Pleiades

Larger dot for Mercury getting smaller as it rises and then is right next to the Pleiades on April 30.
Watch Mercury starting effectually April 20, when it's low in the west after sunset. You lot'll see the closest planet to the sun steadily climb closer to the Pleiades star cluster every dark until April 29, when Mercury and the Pleiades are right next to each other. Their conjunction on our sky's dome comes at xix UTC on April 29. Then the star cluster and the planet are separated past i.4 degrees. On our chart, Mercury follows the white line upward and gets dimmer (represented by the shrinking circumvolve) as it nears the Pleiades. Nautical chart via John Jardine Goss.

April 21 and 22 late evening: Lyrid shooting star shower

Diagram of partly lit globe with arrows pointing to it showing direction of moon and meteors.
The almanac Lyrid falling star shower always brings an end to the meteor drought that occurs each year between January and mid-Apr. The predicted superlative of this shower is 4 UTC on Apr 22, 2022. The Lyrid radiant point rises earlier midnight and is highest at dawn. And note that there's a bright moon in the sky on the top morning. Come across how – in the illustration above by Guy Ottewell – the Lyrids and the moon are coming from the same management in the heaven? All-time bet: Lookout in late evening, before moonrise, on both April 21 and Apr 22. Hither are more tips for watching 2022's Lyrid meteors.

Apr 24 and 25 mornings: Crescent moon nigh Saturn and Mars

An angled line with a red dot for Mars and a white dot for Saturn plus two crescent moons below labeled Apr 24 and Apr 25.
The waning crescent moon lies west of Saturn on the morning of April 24, and east of Saturn on April 25. On the 25th, information technology appears between Mars and Saturn. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

April 26 and 27 mornings: Crescent moon near 3 planets

Two crescent moons low to the horizon with labels Apr 26 and Apr 27, plus the circles for the planets Jupiter, Venus and Mars above.
The thin waning crescent moon first passes Mars on the morning of April 26, so hovers below Jupiter and Venus on the morning time of April 27. Nautical chart via John Jardine Goss.

April 27 – May 1 mornings: Jupiter-Venus conjunction

Visible planets: Moon at bottom with Venus and Jupiter above, Jupiter shown on either side of Venus over 2 days.
Take hold of the ii brightest planets – Venus and Jupiter – close together effectually the end of Apr and beginning of May 2022. The moon will join the scene on April 27. This chart also shows that Jupiter volition exist on ane side of Venus on Apr 30 and the reverse side on May 1. That'southward because the 2 planets' conjunction – when they pass i another in right ascent – comes at 19 UTC on April thirty. At that fourth dimension, Venus will exist 0.2 degrees south of Jupiter. Too, note reddish Mars on the far right. Correct at present, because information technology'southward all the same far ahead of us in orbit, Mars can't compete in brightness with Venus and Jupiter! Chart via John Jardine Goss.

April 28 – thirty mornings: Jupiter and Venus getting closer

Chart showing the Jupiter and Venus conjunction in late April before sunrise.
Early risers can catch brilliant Venus and vivid Jupiter very close together in tardily April and early on May. The pair will be closest at 19 UTC on April xxx when Venus is 0.2 degrees south of Jupiter. Also notice cerise Mars is nearby the pair. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

April 30 and May i mornings: Binocular view of the Venus and Jupiter conjunction

Circle with Venus inside and Jupiter on either side of Venus over two days.
Mornings of April thirty and May 1: Jupiter and Venus nearly merge. Bright Jupiter climbs quickly in the forenoon twilight and heads toward vivid Venus in the last calendar week of April 2022. On the morning time of April 27, the 2 planets are joined by the waxing moon for an eye-catching scene. 2 mornings after, Jupiter and Venus will meet in conjunction, visually most bumping into each other. Because of the glare from both planets, many people will run into them merge into one very vivid glow! The morning of May 1 continues the show, but with the positions of the planets reversed. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

On April 30: A deep partial solar eclipse

Bright crescent in orange clouds plus big bird in front of dark area of eclipse.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The April 30, 2022, eclipse will exist a partial, but deep, eclipse, like to the eclipse shown in this photo. It's visible from the southeast Pacific and s S America. Our friend James Trezza in Cedar Beach, Mountain Sinai, New York, captured this photo of the partial solar eclipse on June x, 2021. He wrote: "Solar eclipse 2021! Nothing similar perfect timing with a bird flight through the frame during the eclipse." Thanks, James, and yes! Read more about the Apr xxx, 2022 solar eclipse.

Night sky guide for May 2022

Discover these visible planets in May 2022: Mercury wrapping up an advent in the first few evenings of May; Venus blazing low in the eastward before sunrise; Jupiter rise higher and away from Venus in the southeast before sunrise; Mars and Saturn, both of like brightness, shining to Jupiter'southward due west; and Jupiter budgeted, then passing Mars on May 29.

May 1 morning: Jupiter and Venus are very shut (Northern Hemisphere)

May 1: Venus and Jupiter in the morning
Catch the 2 brightest planets – Venus and Jupiter – very close together at the beginning of May. That's because the 2 planets' conjunction – when they pass one another in right rising – comes at nineteen UTC on April thirty. At that time, Venus will be 0.2 degrees south of Jupiter. For observers in the Americas, they will be separated by the aforementioned athwart altitude as a total moon – most half degree. Binoculars help separate these two worlds in their brilliant planetary glare. Even though Venus and Jupiter appear next to each other in the sky, they are actually nowhere near each other in space. They are separated past 430 millions miles – or nearly v times the Earth–sun distance! Nautical chart by John Goss.

May ane forenoon: Jupiter and Saturn together (Southern Hemisphere)

May 1: Venus and Jupiter (Southern Hemisphere)
Bright Jupiter lies immediately above brilliant Venus in the east-southeast before sunrise. Utilise binoculars to separate the two planets. Mars lies higher than the planetary pair, and Saturn lies higher still. Nautical chart by John Goss.

May 1 evening: Mercury nigh Pleiades in early twilight

Mercury in the evening
Watch equally Mercury winds downward its brief appearance in the evening sky. On May ane, it can be seen next to the much fainter Pleiades star cluster. Look for them in the brightest part of the evening twilight making both Mercury and Pleiades difficult to spot. Binoculars will help. Notice reddish Aldebaran is nearby the moon as well. Chart by John Goss.

May 2 and 3 evenings: Crescent moon virtually Mercury and Aldebaran

Waxing crescent moon in early May
A waxing crescent moon joins Mercury, glowing just above it soon after dusk on May 2. Binoculars help reveal the Pleiades dimmed by the bright twilight. Notice ruby Aldebaran is nearby the moon too. Await for earthshine on the young moon on both May 2 and May three. Chart by John Goss.

May 5 and half dozen evenings: Pollux and Brush by the moon

May 5 and 6 Moon
On the evenings of May v and 6, a thickening and brightening waxing crescent moon passes the bright stars, Castor and Pollux in Gemini the Twins. Chart by John Goss.

On the night of May 15-16: A full eclipse of the moon

Chart for lunar eclipse on May 15, 2022.
A total lunar eclipse sweeps across the Americas, Europe and Africa during the nighttime of May fifteen-16, 2022. The moon will enter Earth's shadow at x:28 p.one thousand. EDT on May xv, becoming completely eclipsed well-nigh one hr later. This total eclipse is fundamental, meaning the moon's disk really passes through the axis of Earth's umbral shadow. Considering they are so deep, such eclipses typically have the longest full phases. In this example, the elapsing of totality lasts nearly an hour and a half: 84.9 minutes! Nautical chart via John Jardine Goss. Read more most the May 15-15 total lunar eclipse.

Looking frontwards to June

Chart showing the 5 bright planets lined up across the morning sky.
June offers early risers a take chances to meet a rare alignment of the 5 bright planets lining up in a row across the sky. Mid-June is probably the all-time time to come across all the planets. You'll need a clear view of the eastern horizon to catch Mercury and Venus. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be higher in the southeastern sky. Though not visible to the unaided eye, Uranus is between Venus and Mars, and Neptune is between Jupiter and Saturn. What a wonderful sight!

April 2022: Planets in depth

Venus and Jupiter

Venus dominates the morning eastern sky throughout April 2022. It's dazzlingly vivid in the sunrise direction each morning time. Plus Venus volition have a glorious conjunction with our sky's 2nd-brightest planet, Jupiter, before this calendar month ends. Jupiter is low on the eastern horizon as April begins: a claiming to spot. Simply information technology'll rising higher above the sunrise glare equally the month progresses and by mid-month will be located along a regularly spaced line of planets – with Venus, Saturn and Mars – in the eastern predawn sky.

Venus and Jupiter are the two brightest planets. The Venus-Jupiter conjunction will come at 19 UTC on April 30. And so Venus will exist 0.2 degrees due south of Jupiter.

Venus reached its greatest elongation – its farthest angular distance from the sunrise – on March 20, 2022. It'south at present slowly moving a little closer to the sunrise horizon each morn. But Venus is so bright then beautiful. You volition enjoy information technology as the dazzling "forenoon star" for many months to come up.

Jupiter will spend the next several months of 2022 shifting from the morning to the evening sky. Its opposition – when it's reverse the sun from Globe – will come on September 26. And so it volition be ascension in the eastward at sunset, every bit the lord's day sets in the w.

Saturn and Mars

Saturn and Mars both are much dimmer than Venus or Jupiter. In Apr 2022, Saturn appears a little brighter than Mars. Lookout man for a fascinating sight on the morning of Apr 4, and extending into the morning of April five, when Mars slides 0.3 degrees due south of Saturn on our heaven's dome. Their conjunction comes at 22 UTC on Apr 4. Note that Mars is the 2nd-smallest planet. Saturn is the 2nd-largest planet. Saturn shines with a golden color and Mars appears scarlet; information technology's called the Red Planet for a reason. From the longitude of India – on the day of their conjunction – Mars appears to slide directly underneath Saturn, barely missing it! No matter what geographical location y'all view from, use binoculars to bring out the colors of these intriguing worlds.

Too, keep in mind how we interpret the view in April 2022: planets in 3-dimensional infinite projected onto a ii-dimensional dome. Even though they seem to exist close in the sky, Venus, Saturn, and Mars are actually nowhere nearly each other in space. Venus lies 72 one thousand thousand miles from Earth, and Mars is 95 million miles further out. Saturn orbits the sun just under 1 billion miles from our world!

Like Jupiter, Mars is now commencement a new wheel of visibility in our sky. Throughout 2022, it'll burnish and shift into our evening sky, as Globe draws upwards backside Mars in our smaller, faster orbit around the sun. Earth and Mars will be closest on December 1. Our ii worlds will be nigh nearly on a line in space – bringing Mars to its once-in-2-years opposition – on the night of December 7-viii.

Like Jupiter and Mars, Saturn is likewise simply beginning its bike of visibility in Earth'southward sky. It'll come to opposition – ascent in the east at sunset, highest at midnight, setting at sunrise – on August 14.

Mercury

Mercury reaches superior conjunction – sweeping to the far side of the sunday from World – on Apr 2. It volition emerge into the western sky afterward sunset by mid-month, thereby becoming the lone evening planet. It'll be the start of Mercury'south all-time evening bogeyman of this yr, for us in the Northern Hemisphere.

Annotation that Mercury will be near the famous Pleiades star cluster – aka the Seven Sisters – in April 2022. You'll probably start to notice Mercury near the Pleiades around April 20, and it'll steadily climb closer to the cluster every night until Apr 29, when Mercury and the Pleiades are right next to each other. Their conjunction on our sky'due south some comes at 19 UTC on April 29. And so the star cluster and the planet are separated by i.four degrees.

Mercury volition also appear uttermost from the sunset at viii UTC on April 29, 2022. This is Mercury's greatest elongation, its greatest apparent altitude from the sun on our heaven's dome. Read more about Mercury's greatest elongation in April 2022.

Contempo planet photos from EarthSky'south community

Image of New York City with four planets in the sky.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Alexander Krivenyshev at Weehawken, NJ, captured this fabulous image of the four vivid morn planets on April xi, 2022. Alexander wrote "The "planet parade" of Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn align over New York City." Thank you, Alexander!
Picture at sunrise over the ocean with 3 planets visible
View at EarthSky Customs Photos. | Gail Gunstone at Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, captured this peachy photo of Venus, Mars and Saturn on April 5, 2022. Gail wrote: "Caught an early bird with Venus, Mars and Saturn nigh 45 minutes before sunrise in Baja Mexico." Thank you, Gail!

April-June 2022 heliocentric solar system

The sunday-centered charts below come from Guy Ottewell. Y'all'll find charts like these for every month of 2022 in his Astronomical Calendar. Guy Ottwell explains:

In these views from ecliptic north, arrows (thinner when s of the ecliptic aeroplane) are the paths of the 4 inner planets. Dots forth the rest of the orbits are five days apart (and are black for the function of its form that a planet has trodden since the beginning of the twelvemonth). Semicircles evidence the sunlit side of the new and total moon (vastly exaggerated in size and distance). Pairs of lines point outward to the more remote planets. Phenomena such equally perihelia (represented by ticks) and conjunctions (represented past lines between planets) are at dates that can be found in the Astronomical Calendar. Greyness covers the half of the universe below the horizon around 10 p.m. at mid- month (as seen from the equator). The zodiacal constellations are in directions from the World at mid-month (not from the sun).

White chart with black lettering, showing planets paths during April 2022.
View larger. | Heliocentric view of the solar system, Apr 2022. Chart via Guy Ottewell.
Circle with sun at center, planets around, and zodiac names on outer edge.
View larger. | Heliocentric view of the solar system, May 2022. Chart via Guy Ottewell.
Circle with sun at center, planets around, and zodiac names on outer edge.
View larger. | Heliocentric view of the solar system, June 2022. Chart via Guy Ottewell.

Some resources to savor

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Interpret Universal Time (UTC) to your time.

Run across the indispensable Observer's Handbook, from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Visit Stellarium-Web.org for precise views from your location.

Visit TheSkyLive for precise views from your location.

Back by popular demand! Guy Ottewell'due south Astronomical Calendar for 2022.

Great resource and beautiful wall chart: Guy Ottewell's zodiac wavy chart.

A modern chair, a large plant, and the zodiac wavy chart on the wall.
Guy Ottewell's Zodiac Wavy Chart is a two-past-iii human foot poster displaying the movements of the sun, moon and planets throughout the year. You tin can purchase it here.

Bottom line: Apr 2022 is a calendar month for seeing iv planets in the morning sky. By mid-month, Jupiter and Venus – Saturn and Mars – volition be stretched out in a line in the eastern predawn sky. Meanwhile, the sun'due south innermost planet, Mercury, will return in mid-April to begin its best evening apparition of the year for Northern Hemisphere skywatchers. Plus Mercury will appear near the famous Pleiades star cluster, aka the Seven Sisters.

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