{"id":30097,"date":"2022-03-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=30097"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:25:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:25:36","slug":"the-night-sky-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/03\/24\/the-night-sky-april\/","title":{"rendered":"The night sky &#8211; April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image bild\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/9GQAX42RH097ZF2GZIAH4NO697I6-1024x882.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-30470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/9GQAX42RH097ZF2GZIAH4NO697I6-1024x882.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/9GQAX42RH097ZF2GZIAH4NO697I6-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/9GQAX42RH097ZF2GZIAH4NO697I6-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/9GQAX42RH097ZF2GZIAH4NO697I6-1536x1323.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/9GQAX42RH097ZF2GZIAH4NO697I6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>When to use this chart<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>1 April at 01:00 BST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong> 15 April at 00:00 BST <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>30 April at 23:00 BST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">On other dates, stars will be in slightly different positions because of Earth\u2019s orbital motion. Stars that cross the sky will set in the west four minutes earlier each night.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"article-subhead\"><strong>How to use this chart<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">1. Hold the chart so the direction you\u2019re facing is at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">2. The lower half of the chart shows the sky ahead of you.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">3. The centre of the chart is the point directly over your head.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h4><strong>Sunrise\/sunset in April*<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image bild\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"809\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/90306ccf-7eea-4915-bac8-31628e71d00c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-30093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/90306ccf-7eea-4915-bac8-31628e71d00c.jpg 809w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/90306ccf-7eea-4915-bac8-31628e71d00c-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/90306ccf-7eea-4915-bac8-31628e71d00c-768x219.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>Moonrise in April*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image bild\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"909\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/0e59a84a-8a26-4fdd-99bf-3d97c46117a6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-30094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/0e59a84a-8a26-4fdd-99bf-3d97c46117a6.jpg 909w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/0e59a84a-8a26-4fdd-99bf-3d97c46117a6-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/0e59a84a-8a26-4fdd-99bf-3d97c46117a6-768x196.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">*Times correct for the centre of the UK<\/p>\n\n<h4><strong>Lunar phases in April<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1028\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/459a7dfc-a134-418e-ac74-739230e5c0fc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-30095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/459a7dfc-a134-418e-ac74-739230e5c0fc.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/459a7dfc-a134-418e-ac74-739230e5c0fc-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/459a7dfc-a134-418e-ac74-739230e5c0fc-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/459a7dfc-a134-418e-ac74-739230e5c0fc-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-863b776a-61a2-4aa6-b78f-c537261a5b3f article-boxout\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">MORE <strong>ONLINE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>Paul and Pete\u2019s night-sky highlights Southern Hemisphere sky guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">Photos: Pete Lawrence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky 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