Johannesburg Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

The Sky this Month

 April 2004

dd hh

dd hh

 2 19  Jupiter 3.4 S of Moon

19 04  Mercury 3.0 N of Moon

 5 11  FULL MOON

19 14  NEW MOON                 Eclipse

 7 03  Mercury stationary

23 10  Venus 1.6 N of Moon

 7 05  Mars 6.8 N of Aldebaran

23 20  Mars 2.2 S of Moon

 8 02  Moon at perigee

23 22  Moon at apogee

12 04  LAST QUARTER

25 06  Saturn 4.8 S of Moon

13 16  Neptune 5.3 N of Moon

27 18  FIRST QUARTER

15 05  Uranus 4.4 N of Moon

29 10  Mercury stationary

16 11  Venus 9.9 N of Aldebaran

30 02  Jupiter 3.6 S of Moon

17 02  Mercury in inferior conjn.

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  May 2004

dd hh

dd hh

 1 20  Venus greatest brilliancy

17 23  Venus stationary

 4 20  FULL MOON                   Eclipse

19 05  NEW MOON

 5 13  Jupiter stationary

21 08  Moon at apogee

 6 04  Moon at perigee

21 12  Venus 0.2 S of Moon         Occn.

10 22  Neptune 5.5 N of Moon

22 15  Mars 3.1 S of Moon

11 11  LAST QUARTER

22 18  Saturn 4.8 S of Moon

12 12  Uranus 4.4 N of Moon

25 00  Mars 1.6 N of Saturn

15 00  Mercury greatest elong. W(25)

27 08  FIRST QUARTER

17 00  Mercury 2.6 S of Moon

27 12  Jupiter 3.6 S of Moon

17 13  Neptune stationary

 

LOCAL TIMES of RISE and SET for the MAJOR PLANETS, 2004

 Site Location:   Long.  +28.0 deg.    Lat.  -26.0 deg.       Local Time - UT   +2.0 hrs.

Date

Sun

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

 

Rise  Set

Rise  Set

Rise  Set

Rise  Set

Rise  Set

Rise  Set
             

Apr 10

6.22  17.56

7.13  18.19

9.56  20.16

10.24  20.51

15.57  3.26

12.10  22.41

Apr 20

6.27  17.46

6.05  17.27

9.57  20.08

10.13  20.38

15.15  2.44

11.33  22.04

Apr 30

6.32  17.38

5.06  16.44

9.49  19.56

10.03  20.25

14.35  2.03

10.57  21.29
             

May 10

6.37  17.31

4.41  16.20

9.29  19.36

9.52   20.14

13.56  1.23

10.22  20.53

May 20

6.43  17.26

4.45  16.11

8.53  19.04

9.39   20.03

13.17  0.45

9.47   20.18

May 30

6.48  17.23

5.11  16.15

7.57  18.16

9.26   19.52

12.39  0.09

9.12   19.44

 

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