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The Lyrid meteor shower will peak on Monday-Tuesday, April 21-22, 2025. On the first day of each month, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the month ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more.
With both a lunar and solar eclipse, March was a busy month for sky-watchers. As we move into spring in the Northern Hemisphere, April will be quieter, but with some fabulous moon views, Venus becoming a very bright “Morning Star” and a full “Pink Moon” rising amid the season's first meteor shower, there are still plenty of reasons to look up. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing in April 2025: When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Where: Western sky Look west after unset for a delicate 17%-lit waxing crescent moon.
Do so with binoculars, and you'll see that just above the moon, the sky is busy with stars. That's the Pleiades star cluster, also called the "Seven Sisters" for its seven bright stars. To the upper-left of the pair, you'll see Jupiter.
When: Saturday, April 12, 2025 Where: Eastern sky Rising during dusk tonight will be the full "Pink Moon," so-called for the sprouting of the pink moss phlox, according to Almanac . As well as being the full moon that determines the date of Easter Sunday, this is also a relatively distant, so small-looking, full moon — a "micro moon" as opposed to a "supermoon." Bright star Spica will appear next to the moon.
Fisherman and pier walkers have a scenic view of the setting full Pink Moon, named after blooming ...
More wildflowers, at dawn at the Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) When: Monday-Tuesday, April 21-22, 2025 Where: Eastern sky The first meteor shower of the new season, the Lyrids, will peak overnight on April 21-22.
That's good timing because a waxing gibbous moon will set before midnight, leaving a dark moonless sky for the 10-20 "shooting stars" per hour. When: Late April 2025 Where: Eastern sky After dominating the post-sunset night sky for all of 2025 so far, Venus dipped into the glare of the sun in late March. Come late April, the planet will be surging in brightness as it climbs into the pre-dawn night sky.
See it in its new apparition as the “Morning Star” by casting your eyes east about an hour before sunrise. The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes. For the most accurate location-specific information, consult online planetariums like Stellarium and use a sunrise and sunset calculator for where you are.
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes..
