APRIL 2022 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 21 April 3 4 17 Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. NASA / LRO MOON PHASES MON SUN TUE WED THU 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 FRI 2 9 16 23 30 SAT NEW MOON April 1 FIRST QUARTER April 9 06:24 UT FULL MOON April 16 18:55 UT NEW MOON April 30 20:28 UT DISTANCES Apogee 404,436 km Perigee 365,145 km April 7, 19h UT Diameter 29′ 33″ April 19, 15h UT Diameter 32′ 44″ FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS * Lyapunov Crater * Mare Marginis * Shaler Crater * Gioja Crater April 3 April 4 April 17 April 21 42 APRIL 2022 * SKY & TELESCOPE Galaxy Double star 06:48 UT LAST QUARTER April 23 11:56 UT -1 1 2 3 4 Planet location shown for mid-month USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP Go out within an hour of a time listed to the right. Turn the map around so the yellow label for the direction you're facing is at the bottom. That's the horizon. The center of the map is overhead. Ignore the parts of the map above horizons you're not facing. Exact for latitude 40°N. -40° c 10 i n g E C L I P Moon Apr 16 T I C COMA BERENICES S ERP ENS M5 E g -1 0 1 2 3 4 a Galaxy Double star Variable star Open cluster Diffuse nebula Globular cluster Planetary nebula Galaxy Double star Variable star Open cluster Diffuse nebula Globular cluster Planetary nebula S E U R S A M A J O R Big Dipper Mizar & Alcor α η 19h ζ π β ε 16h F a H Y D R A A N T L I 13h F a +60° β H E U S r o N 2h C R A T E R CORVUS Spica V I RGO SEXTANS L E O Re LEO MINOR M51 B O Ö T E S Arcturus α CANES VENATICI Little Dipper U R S A M I N O R D R A C O β ξ ν γ ε ζ η CORONA BOREALIS δ H E R C U L E S M13 M3 ε s t Thuban Vega M92 g n c i γ δ α β ε β η γ α α ζ η γ δ α β β β α ε c i n a α α β h t α η ζ ν ε δ β γ γ α µ γ β c i n g F a F E N Moon Apr 12