<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; "></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Phases:</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* Last Quarter Moon occurs on the 3rd.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* New Moon occurs on the 10th.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* First Quarter Moon occurs on the 18th.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* Full Moon occurs on the 25th.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon is at Apogee on the 15th, 251,570 miles from Earth.</span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* The Moon is at Perigee on the 27th, 225,103 miles from Earth.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Moon/Planet Pairs:</b></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 6° north of Neptune on the 6th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 7° north of Mercury on the 8th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 2° south of Jupiter on the 14th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Mercury passes 2° south of Uranus on the 19th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 0.004° north of Spica on the 24th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 4° south of Saturn on the 25th.</span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i>For reference: The Full Moon subtends an angle of 0.5°.</i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>The Planets & Dwarf Planets</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Planetary Reports are generated by "TheSky" software. (<a href="http://www.ki0ar.com/planrpts.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); ">http://www.ki0ar.com/planrpts.html</span></a>) These reports provide predicted data for the planets on the first of each month for the current year. The rise and set times for the Sun and the Moon for each day of the month are also included in the reports. These reports have been optimized for the Denver, Colorado location, however, the times will be approximate for other locations on Earth.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i>(All times are local unless otherwise noted.)</i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Planetary Highlights for April<br>
</b> - Jupiter and Saturn are still the dominant planets this month. Venus and Mars are hidden behind the Sun. Mercury makes a brief appearance early in the month in the morning sky. Uranus and Neptune are will return to the morning sky late in the month. Comet PANSTARRS remains visible through binoculars and the Lyrid meteor shower peaks.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Mercury<br>
</b> - Having just passed greatest western elongation (28° above the eastern horizon) on March 31st, Mercury is visible during the first week of April low on the eastern horizon. Mercury rises at 5:47 a.m. and about 5:38 a.m. by month's end. Mercury moves from the constellation of Aquarius into Pisces shining at magnitude 0.2 on the 1st.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Venus<br>
</b> - Is still lost behind the Sun and is not visible this month. Venus will return to the evening sky in May. Venus moves from the constellation of Pisces into Aries this month.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Earth<br>
</b> - N/A.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Mars<br>
</b> - Is in conjunction with the Sun on the 17th. Mars is also not visible this month. Mars moves from the constellation of Pisces into Aries this month. Mars will return to the morning sky in June.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "></div></body></html>