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Sun, Moon & Stars

Movement of the heavenly bodies: April, 2000

Day	Phenomenon	Hour (UT)	Hour (EST)
2	Mercury is 1 degree 6 minutes north of the Moon.	1200	7 am
3	Venus is 3 degrees north of the Moon.	0600	1 am
4	NEW MOON	1800	1 pm
6	Mars is 5 degrees north of the Moon.	1000	5 am
6	Jupiter is 4 degrees north of the Moon.	1100	6 am
6	Saturn is 3 degrees north of the Moon.	2100	4 pm
6	Mars is 1 degree 1 minute north of Jupiter.	2300	6 pm
8	The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.	2200	5 pm
11	FIRST QUARTER	1400	9 am
16	Mars is 2 degrees north of Saturn.	2300	6 pm
18	FULL MOON	1800	1 pm
24	The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.	1200	7 am
26	Neptune is 1 degree 0 minutes north of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the moon.	1800	1 pm
26	LAST QUARTER	1900	2 pm
27	Uranus is 1 degree 3 minutes north of the Moon.	2200	5 pm
28	Mercury is 0 degrees 3 minutes south of Venus.	0900	4 am