The sky, April 19-24: Rare opportunity Thursday to see Uranus

By Cosmic1 on April 19, 2026   Astronomy, Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, Nebula, Out There, Planets, Space, Star Clusters, Stars, Telescopes, Uranus, Venus  

Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 19, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, April 19 The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit, at 2:56 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will be 224,707 miles (361,631 kilometers) from Earth. The Moon passes 5° north of Venus at 5 A.M. EDT, then passes […]