THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

April means basking in our Galaxy’s riches and the welcome return of four planets to Southern skies

Glenn Dawes

When to use this chart 1 Apr 00:00 AEDT (31 Mar, 13:00 UT) 15 Apr 23:00 AEST (13:00 UT) 30 Apr 22:00 AEST (12:00 UT) The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is different at other times as the stars crossing it set four minutes earlier each night. APRIL HIGHLIGHTS Four planets that were in conjunction with the Sun and invisible last month now return to the eastern predawn sky. Brilliant Venus is by far the brightest, with Saturn 8° to the right, shining at first magnitude. At a similar brightness is Mercury, 2° below Saturn. Neptune (needing a telescope to view) rises from below Mercury and they pass on 17th, only 0.6° apart. On 25th, a thin crescent Moon…

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BBC Sky at Night United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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