April 2006 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mars is 4° south of the Moon. | 2000 |
| 5 | FIRST QUARTER | 1200 |
| 5 | Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion. | 1200 |
| 6 | Saturn is 4° south of the Moon. | 2300 |
| 8 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 28° west of the Sun. | 1900 |
| 9 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1300 |
| 13 | FULL MOON | 1700 |
| 13 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 3' south of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon. | 1700 |
| 15 | Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon. | 1500 |
| 17 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 2' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0900 |
| 18 | Venus is 0° 3' north of Uranus. | 1200 |
| 21 | LAST QUARTER | 0300 |
| 22 | Neptune is 4° north of the Moon. | 0900 |
| 24 | Uranus is 1° 2' north of the Moon. Occultation of Uranus by the Moon. | 0200 |
| 24 | Venus is 0° 5' north of the Moon. Occultation of Venus by the Moon. | 1400 |
| 25 | The Moon is at perigee. | 1100 |
| 26 | Mercury is 4° south of the Moon. | 0800 |
| 27 | NEW MOON | 2000 |
