April, the first full month of Spring 2022, is here – bringing with it green plants and crocus flowers up here in the northern US. We have five moon phases in April in the Eastern Time Zones – including two New Moons, or a Black Moon. Two meteor showers will be visible this month as well, the Lyrid and π-Puppid later this month. April culminates with a Partial Solar Eclipse, the Sun being occulted by the Black Moon.
According to NASA, the Partial Solar Eclipse on April 30th 2022 will only be visible to readers in the lower parts of South America.
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Check out the Glossary of Astronomical Events if you need any explanations!
Astronomical Phenomena
 | Visible in the Southern Hemisphere April 30th, 2022 |
Moon Phases
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| New Moon April 1st | First Quarter Moon April 9th | Full Moon April 16th | Third Quarter Moon April 23rd | New Moon April 30th Black Moon (Eastern Time Zones Only) |
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Facts
| Ascending Node: | 4th |
| Apogee: | 7th |
| Descending Node: | 18th |
| Perigee: | 19th |
| Moon Name: | Pink Moon |
Meteor Showers
Lyrid Meteor Shower Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Hercules |
| Peak Date: | April 22nd |
| Best Time, EST: | Before Dawn |
| Direction to Look: | Close to the Zenith to the North North East |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
π-Puppid Meteor Shower Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Puppis |
| Peak Date: | April 24th |
| Best Time, EST: | After Dusk, before 10 PM EST |
| Direction to Look: | Close to the horizon in the West |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Planetary Alignments & Lunar Conjunctions
| Moon ☌ Uranus | April 3rd |
| Mars ☌ Saturn | April 4th |
| Jupiter ☌ Neptune | April 10th |
| Eris ☌ Sun (Solar Conjunction) | April 14th |
| Mercury ☌ Uranus | April 18th |
| ☄ Lyrid Meteor Shower | April 22nd |
| Moon ☌ Saturn | April 24th |
| ☄ π-Puppid Meteor Shower | April 24th |
| Moon ☌ Mars | April 25th |
| Moon ☌ Venus | April 26th |
| Moon ☌ Jupiter | April 27th |
| Venus ☌ Neptune | April 27th |
| ☀ Partial Solar Eclipse | April 30th |
| ☽ Black Moon (Eastern Time Zone) | April 30th |
| Venus ☌ Jupiter | April 30th |
April 2022
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