Sky Chart For The Month of April, 2025

ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR APRIL 2025

The Moon

First Quarter occurs on 5^th at h. 07- 45 I.S.T	Full Moon occurs on 13^th at h 05-52 I.S.T
Last Quarter occurs on 21^st at h 07- 05 I.S.T.	New Moon occurs on 28^that h 01-01 I.S.T
The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 29^th.
The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 14^th and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 27^th.

The Moon passes about 5⁰north of Uranus on 1^st after sunset, about 5½⁰ north of Jupiter on 3^rd, about 2½⁰ north of Mars after midnight of 5^th i.e., on 6^th, about 2½⁰ south of Venus on 25^th, about 2½⁰north of Saturn on 25^th, about 2⁰north of Neptune on 25^th, about 4½⁰ north of Mercury on 26^th, about 5⁰ north of Uranus on 29^th, about 5½⁰ north of Jupiter on 30^th.

The Planets

Visibility of Planets:

Mercury: From 1^st planet become visible in the eastern sky, it rises about ½ hour to 1 hour before sunrise throughout the month. The motion of the planet becomes Direct with respect to earth from 7^th. The planet is at aphelion or farthest from the Sun in its orbit on 17^th. It is in Greatest Western Elongation of about 27½ º from the Sun on 22^nd.

Venus: The planet rises about 1 hour to 1½ hours before sunrise upto first quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomes Direct with respect to earth from 13^th.

Mars: The planet sets about 1½ hours to 1 hour after local midnight upto the second quarter of month, about 1 hour to ½ hour after it for the remaining days of the month. The planet is at aphelion or farthest from the Sun in its orbit on 17^th. The planet is in Quadrature with the Sun on 21^st.

Jupiter: The planet sets about 1½ hours to 2 hours before local midnight upto second quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Saturn: The planet is too close to the sun to be visible upto 3^rd of the month. From 4^th it become visible in the eastern sky. Thereafter the planet rises about ½ hour to 1 hour before sunrise upto the first quarter of month, about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it upto the third quarter of month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Uranus: The planet sets about 3 hours to 2½ hours after sunset upto first quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 2 hours after it upto second quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month.

Neptune: The planet is too close to the sun to be visible upto 7^th of the month. From 8^th it become rises about ½ hour to 1 hour before sunrise upto second quarter of the month, about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Conjunction of Planet:

Mars passes about 4⁰south of Pollux on 3^rd.

Mercury passes about 1⁰ south of Neptune on 17^th.

Venus passes about 4⁰north of Saturn on 29^th.

Planets	Planets in Zodiacal Constellation	Magnitude
*Mercury (Budha)*	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+3.4 to + 0.0
*Venus (Sukra)*	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	–4.2 to – 4.7
*Mars (Mangala)*	Moves from Gemini (Mithuna) to Cancer(Karkata) on 3^rd.	+ 0.4 to + 0.9
*Jupiter (Brihaspati)*	Remains in Taurus (Vrisha).	– 2.2 to – 2.0
*Saturn (Sani)*	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+ 1.2
Uranus	Remains in Taurus (Vrisha).	+ 6.0
Neptune	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+ 8.0

Source : : Director

Positional Astronomy Centre

India Meteorological Department

Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091