ARE FOUR SEASONS ENOUGH

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April/May 1993
 
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1 April Fool's Day. Venus nearest Earth, at inferior conjunction—may be visible both before sunrise and after sunset.

4 Palm Sunday. Daylight savings Time begins—set clocks 1 hour forward.

5 Mercury at greatest morning elongation—but a poor one for U.S. (Moon near star Jupiter at dusk—see Sky Calendar.)

6 Passover. Full Moon (known as Grass Moon and Egg Moon). (Moon near star Spica at dusk—see Sky Calendar.)

9 Good Friday

11 Easter

13 Last Quarter Moon

18 The Sun enters the constellation (not the astrological sign). Aries; tomorrow it enters the astrological sign Taurus.

19 Superb Moon-Venus conjunction at dawn, occultation in day (see Sky Calender).

21 New Moon. Lyrid meteors from high overhead in after-midnight hours today and tomorrow.

22 Earth Day

25 Mars at aphelion (farthest from Sun in space)—something that happens about once every two years. Sky Awareness Week begins.

1 May Day (Originally Beltane). National Astronomy Day (for 1993).

2 A few Aquarid meteors might be seen from southeast just before dawn today and tomorrow.

5 Full Moon

6 Halfway point of spring.

7 Venus at greatest brilliancy in dawn sky.

11 Mars goes through north edge of Beehive star cluster this evening and tomorrow evening. St. Mamertus' Day.

13 Last Quarter Moon. Sun enters the constellation taurus.

18 Great eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980.

19 Dark day in New England, 1780.

21 New Moon. Partial eclipse of the Sun.

29 Oak Apple Day (or Restoration
Day)

31 Memorial Day

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