Sky Chart For The Month of April, 2026

ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR APRIL 2026

The Moon

Full Moon occurs on 02^th at h 07- 42 I.S.T.	Last Quarter occurs on 10^th at h 10-22 I.S.T.
New Moon occurs on 17^th at h 17- 22 I.S.T.	First Quarter occurs on 24^that h 08-02 I.S.T.
The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 18^th.
The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 7^th and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 19^th.

The Moon passes about 5⁰north of Mercury on 16^th, about 4⁰north of Neptune on 16^th, about 3 ½⁰north of Mars on 16^th, about 5 ½⁰north of Saturn on 16^th, about 5⁰north of Venus on 19^th, about 5 ½⁰ north of Uranus on 19^th, about 3 ½⁰ north of Jupiter on 23^rd.

The Planets

Visibility of Planets:

Mercury: The planet rises about 1 ½ hours to 1 hour before sunrise upto 29^th of the month. From 30^ththe planet is too close to the Sun to be visible. It is in Greatest Western Elongation of about 28 º from the Sun on 4^th. The planet is at aphelion or farthest from the Sun in its orbit on 4^th.

Venus: The planet sets about 1 ½ hours to 2 hours after sun set throughout the month.

Mars: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 17^th of the month. From 18^th it become visible in the eastern sky, it rises about 1 hour before sunrise for the remaining days of the month.

Jupiter: The planet sets about 1 hour to ½ hour after local midnight time upto first quarter of the month, about ½ hour to close to local midnight time upto second quarter of the month and about close to local midnight time to ½ hour before it upto third quarter of the month and about ½ hour to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in Quadrature with the Sun on 6^th.

Saturn: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 17^th of the month. From 18^th it become visible in the eastern sky, it rises about 1 hour to 1 ½ hours before sunrise for the remaining days of the month.

Uranus: The planet sets after sunset throughout the month. The planet sets about 3 ½ hours to 3 hours after sunset upto first quarter of the month, about 3 hours to 2 ½ hours after it upto second quarter of the month, about 2 ½ hours to 2 hours after it upto third quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 1 ½ hours after it for the remaining days of the month.

Neptune: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 10^th of the month. It rises about 1 hours to 1 ½ hours before it sunrise upto third quarter of the month and about 1 ½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Conjunction of Planet:

Mercury passes about 1 ½⁰south of Mars on 20^th.

Mercury passes about ½⁰south of Saturn on 20^th.

Mars passes about 1 ½⁰ north of Saturn on 20^th.

Planets	Planets in Zodiacal Constellation	Magnitude
*Mercury (Budha)*	Moves from Aquarius (Kumbha) to Pisces (Mina) on 11^th. Moves from Pisces (Mina) to Aries (Mesha) on 30^th.	+0.2 to + 0.0 +0.0 to €“ 0.7
*Venus (Sukra)*	Moves from Aries (Mesha) to Taurus (Vrisha) on 19^th.	€“ 3.9
*Mars (Mangala)*	Moves from Aquarius (Kumbha) to Pisces (Mina) on 2^nd.	+ 1.2
*Jupiter (Brihaspati)*	Remains in Gemini (Mithuna).	€“ 2.2 to €“ 2.0
*Saturn (Sani)*	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+ 0.9
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