April 11-13, 2025: The Pink Moon appears in the southeastern sky after sunset.
Category: Sky Watching
2025, April 10: Mars-Gemini Alignment
April 10, 2025: Mars aligns with Castor and Pollux during nighttime hours, a Mars-Gemini alignment.
2025, April 9: Sky Watch – Nightly Bright Planets and Gibbous Moon
April 9, 2025: Venus shines as the lone bright morning planet, while Jupiter and Mars dominate the evening sky. The gibbous moon appears near Denebola, the Lion’s tail.
2025, April 8: Moon and Bright Planets
April 8, 2025: The gibbous moon is visible after sundown near Leo. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible during the nighttime hours.
2025, April 7-9: Moon Passes Leo
April 7, 2025: The waxing gibbous moon passes Leo and its bright stars. Use a binocular to see the starfield in the bright moonlight.
2025, April 6: Cancer Moon
April 6, 2025: The bright gibbous moon is in front of Cancer, midway from the Gemini Twins to Regulus. Jupiter is in the western sky. Venus appears before sunrise.
2025, April 5: Rare Close Gathering of Mars, Moon, and Pollux Tonight
April 5, 2025: Witness a rare celestial event tonight as Mars, the Moon, and the star Pollux fit within a 5.5° circle, easily visible through a binocular. The next event this close won’t occur until 2038!
2025, April 4: Evening Moon Nears Mars
April 4, 2025: The half-full moon nears Mars after sunset. Jupiter is in the west after sunset, while Morning Star Venus shines during bright morning twilight.
2025, April 3-6: Waxing Moon Passes Mars
April 3-6, 2025: After sunset, the moon approaches and passes Mars. They are close together on the 5th, including a rare grouping of Mars, Moon, and Pollux.
2025, April 2: Jupiter-Moon Conjunction after Sunset
April 2, 2025: The moon appears near Jupiter after sunset. Mars is nearby. Brilliant Venus is in the east during bright morning twilight.