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SkyWatch: April 2026
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Sun Information
Currently (Thu, 2026 Apr 16 05:03 UT)
RA 01 35 08.0Dec +09 54 56.6
X 0.902971
Y 0.401623
Z 0.174093
R 1.003477
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon
| Local Date | AT Start | NT Start | CT Start | Sun Rise | Sun Set | CT End | NT End | AT End |
| 2026 Apr 15 | 03:44 | 04:19 | 04:52 | 05:20 | 18:37 | 19:04 | 19:37 | 20:12 |
| 2026 Apr 16 | 03:42 | 04:17 | 04:51 | 05:18 | 18:38 | 19:05 | 19:39 | 20:14 |
| 2026 Apr 17 | 03:41 | 04:16 | 04:49 | 05:17 | 18:39 | 19:06 | 19:40 | 20:15 |
Moon Information
Currently (Thu, 2026 Apr 16 05:03 UT)
RA 00 28 37.0Selected Positions for April 2026
Dec +05 57 02.1
Phase -0.022 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.991 degrees
Diameter 32.41 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 17WLocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2026 Apr 15 04:13 10:27 17:16 2026 Apr 16 04:38 11:16 18:34 2026 Apr 17 04:38 11:16 18:07 Phases for 2026
New First Full Last
Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
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Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44
Feb 17 2026 12:02 Feb 24 2026 12:28 Mar 03 2026 11:39 Mar 11 2026 09:39
Mar 19 2026 01:24 Mar 25 2026 19:18 Apr 02 2026 02:12 Apr 10 2026 04:52
Apr 17 2026 11:52 Apr 24 2026 02:32 May 01 2026 17:24 May 09 2026 21:11
May 16 2026 20:01 May 23 2026 11:12 May 31 2026 08:45 Jun 08 2026 10:01
Jun 15 2026 02:54 Jun 21 2026 21:56 Jun 29 2026 23:57 Jul 07 2026 19:30
Jul 14 2026 09:44 Jul 21 2026 11:06 Jul 29 2026 14:36 Aug 06 2026 02:22
Aug 12 2026 17:37 Aug 20 2026 02:47 Aug 28 2026 04:19 Sep 04 2026 07:52
Sep 11 2026 03:27 Sep 18 2026 20:44 Sep 26 2026 16:49 Oct 03 2026 13:26
Oct 10 2026 15:50 Oct 18 2026 16:13 Oct 26 2026 04:12 Nov 01 2026 20:29
Nov 09 2026 07:02 Nov 17 2026 11:48 Nov 24 2026 14:54 Dec 01 2026 06:09
Dec 09 2026 00:52 Dec 17 2026 05:43 Dec 24 2026 01:29 Dec 30 2026 19:00
Jan 07 2027 20:25 Jan 15 2027 20:35 Jan 22 2027 12:18 Jan 29 2027 10:56Planet Information
Currently (Thu, 2026 Apr 16 05:03 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 01 35 08.0 +09 54 56.6
Opposition 13 35 08.0 -09 54 56.6 180E 18:33 23:57 05:20
Mercury 00 07 18.8 -02 03 19.8 25W 04:39 10:29 16:20
Venus 03 08 41.3 +17 51 42.6 24E 06:33 13:30 20:28
Mars 00 17 52.7 +00 52 09.2 21W 04:41 10:40 16:40
Jupiter 07 12 38.7 +22 46 12.7 81E 10:19 17:34 00:49
Saturn 00 29 12.5 +00 49 09.1 19W 04:53 10:52 16:51
Uranus 03 47 43.2 +19 47 32.6 33E 07:07 14:10 21:13
Neptune 00 10 52.0 -00 15 12.4 23W 04:38 10:34 16:29
Pluto 20 33 45.4 -22 52 35.4 81W 02:06 06:46 11:18
Apr 01 2026 Apr 16 2026 Apr 30 2026
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Sun 00 40 07.5 +04 19 03.8 01 35 08.0 +09 54 56.6 03 29 44.9 +18 57 48.3
Opposition 12 40 07.5 -04 19 03.8 180E 13 35 08.0 -09 54 56.6 180E 15 29 44.9 -18 57 48.3 180E
Mercury 23 00 34.8 -07 45 18.6 28W 00 07 18.8 -02 03 19.8 25W 03 36 25.0 +19 45 20.6 2E
Venus 01 57 11.0 +11 30 11.6 20E 03 08 41.3 +17 51 42.6 24E 05 42 20.4 +24 52 18.7 31E
Mars 23 35 03.4 -03 49 57.1 18W 00 17 52.7 +00 52 09.2 21W 01 42 58.0 +09 50 07.5 27W
Jupiter 07 07 05.2 +22 54 51.0 95E 07 12 38.7 +22 46 12.7 81E 07 30 26.7 +22 12 52.5 56E
Saturn 00 22 25.1 +00 06 21.2 6W 00 29 12.5 +00 49 09.1 19W 00 41 40.2 +02 04 49.1 44W
Uranus 03 44 46.7 +19 37 59.6 47E 03 47 43.2 +19 47 32.6 33E 03 54 37.1 +20 08 59.6 6E
Neptune 00 08 50.7 -00 28 02.5 9W 00 10 52.0 -00 15 12.4 23W 00 14 20.1 +00 06 14.8 51W
Pluto 20 32 53.6 -22 52 40.8 66W 20 33 45.1 -22 52 35.3 81W 20 34 10.2 -22 57 12.4 110W