First Quarter Moon 2025
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
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A Jesuit Guide to the Stars – An Ignatian, Silent Weekend Retreat for Adults
Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House 420 W County Line Road, Barrington, IL, United StatesBr. Guy Consolmagno will lead this retreat which will explore the close connection between Ignatian spirituality and astronomy.
International Day of Human Space Flight.
The General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/65/271 of 7 April 2011, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight “to celebrate each year at the international level the beginning of the space era for mankind, reaffirming the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing the well-being of […]
Mars at Aphelion
Mars will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the Sun on this date - 154,425,919.9 miles.
J. A. Fleming died, 1945 (b. 1849).
Illustration from the Bibliographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1945. The Royal Society, London. Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS died in 1945, aged 95 (born 29 November 1849). "He was an English electrical engineer and physicist who invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, designed the radio transmitter with which the first […]
Last Quarter Moon 2025
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
Last Quarter Moon
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
International Earth Day
First held in 1970, Earth Day is held annually on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
Lyrids Meteor Shower
Peak: ~Apr 21-22, 2020 The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors are best seen from the northern hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity from […]
International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day
On Girls in ICT Day– marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April – the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is highlighting the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world's fastest growing sector.
A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty, and Science
Church of Saint Thomas More 1079 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesCurious about God, the cosmos and you?You can ask the Pope’s astronomer!Come with your curiosity and questions to hear Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Saint Thomas More Catholic ChurchIn his new book, A Jesuit Guide to the Stars, Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, asks, “Do we need to know about the […]