List of events in sky this month – April 2017:
1 – The Moon occults Aldebaran at ~9:13 UT, seen from Asia.
1 – Mercury at greatest western elongation.
6 – Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak at its brightest
7 – Jupiter at opposition. Best time to observe this gas giant.
11 – Jupiter pases less than 2 degrees from Moon.
11 – Full Moon.
13 – Comet C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) at its brightest.
22 – Lyrid meteor shower peak at ~11UT. ZHR can reach 20 meters per hour in dark locations.
23 – Venus pases less than 5 degrees from Moon.
26 – New Moon.
26 – Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky.
28 – The Moon occults Aldebaran at 17:42UT.