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Visible planets (evening, in text).

Visible planets (morning, in text).

Sky dome maps.

Heliocentric solar system.

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Venus, the brightest planet, dominates the western sky after sunset each night. In fact, Venus will continue to dazzle you for months. And it will be very close to the delicate Pleiades star cluster on April 10 and 11. Don’t miss the waxing crescent moon near Venus on April 23. By month’s end Venus will set over three hours after sunset. Mars is high in the evening sky, noticeably red in color but fading in brightness, setting a few hours after midnight. By month’s end, Mars will blend in with the other 1st-magnitude stars, as it shrinks and fades after its recent opposition on December 8, 2022, when Earth flew between Mars and the sun. Now Earth is fleeing ahead of Mars in our smaller, faster orbit around the sun. And as a result, Mars is fading day by day. The moon will sweep past Mars on April 26. By month’s end, Mars will set over an hour after midnight. Mercury returns to the evening sky in its best evening apparition of 2023 for the Northern Hemisphere. Start looking for it about 30 minutes after sunset. At greatest elongation it sets over an hour after sunset. It’ll disappear from the evening sky after mid-month.

Saturn continues to ascend in the morning sky becoming easier to see as the month passes. Watch for the moon near Saturn on April 16.

Where’s Jupiter? It’s too close to the sun to be seen this month. It will be in solar conjunction on April 11.

Venus, the brightest planet, dominates the western sky after sunset each night. In fact, Venus will continue to dazzle you for months. Don’t miss the waxing crescent moon near Venus on May 22 and 23. By month’s end Venus sets around midnight. Mars is fading in brightness in the western evening sky, setting around midnight. Mars now blends in with the other 1st-magnitude stars, as it shrinks and fades after its recent opposition on December 8, 2022, when Earth flew between Mars and the sun. Now Earth is fleeing ahead of Mars in our smaller, faster orbit around the sun. And as a result, Mars is fading day by day. The moon will sweep past Mars on May 24.

Mercury will return to the morning sky after mid-month in an elusive apparition best viewed in the Southern Hemisphere. Start looking for it about 30 minutes before sunrise. It hugs the horizon this month, but brighter Jupiter may help you locate Mercury in the morning twilight. It’ll disappear from the morning sky after the first week of June. Jupiter will reappear in the morning twilight in May and have a close pairing with the moon on May 17.The giant planet is occulted by the moon as seen from areas including Central America, northern Caribbean, most of North America, Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, northern British Isles, Scandinavia and northwest Russia. Saturn continues to rise earlier in the morning sky, becoming easier to see every day. Watch for the moon very close to Saturn on May 13.

The sky dome maps come from master astronomy chart-maker Guy Ottewell. You’ll find charts like these for every month of 2023 in his Astronomical Calendar. Guy explains:

The sun-centered charts come from Guy Ottewell. You’ll find charts like these for every month of 2023 here, in his Astronomical Calendar. Guy Ottewell explains:

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Visit EarthSky’s Best Places to Stargaze to find a dark-sky location near you.

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Translate Universal Time (UTC) to your time.

See the indispensable Observer’s Handbook, from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

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

Almanac: Bright Planets (rise and set times for your location).

Visit TheSkyLive for precise views from your location.

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

Bottom line: Visible planets in April: Dazzling Venus, red Mars and elusive Mercury are in the April evening sky. Currently, Saturn is the only morning planet.

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