ISO week 16 2025
This week is currently in preparation and will be published as part of the Star Almanack.
Week begins: Monday, April 14, 2025
Notation:
Calendar
| Date | Zodiac day | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Apr 14, 2025 | ♈ 26 | β Sex —  V 5 — Tropical Spring |
| Tue, Apr 15, 2025 | ♈ 27 | |
| Wed, Apr 16, 2025 | ♈ 28 | |
| Thu, Apr 17, 2025 | ♈ 29 | Chamaeleon center — Constellation — V 4.2 — Antarctic SpringLeo center — Constellation —  V 3.5 — Tropical Spring |
| Fri, Apr 18, 2025 | ♈ 30 | M95, barred spiral galaxy in Leo —  V 9.7 — Tropical SpringC92, NGC 3372, Carina Nebula, bright nebula in Carina — V 6.2 — Southern SpringC102, IC 2602, Theta Carinae Cluster, open cluster in Carina — V 1.9 — Southern SpringNGC 3344, galaxy in Leo Minor — V 10.5 — Finest NGC — Northern Spring |
| Sat, Apr 19, 2025 | ♉ 1 | ♉ Sun enters Taurus — 19:56:01 UTC M96, spiral galaxy in Leo — V 9.2 — Tropical SpringM105, elliptical galaxy in Leo — V 9.3 — Tropical SpringNGC 3384, galaxy in Leo — V 10.9 — Finest NGC — Tropical Spring |
| Sun, Apr 20, 2025 | ♉ 2 | NGC 3432, galaxy in Leo Minor — V 11.6 — Finest NGC — Northern Spring |
Weekly Solar-System Ephemeris
Snapshot: April 14, 2025 · 00:00 UTC
Notation:
Naked Eye
| ☉︎ Sun | ☽︎ Moon | ☿︎ Mercury | ♀︎ Venus | ♂︎ Mars | ♃︎ Jupiter | ♄︎ Saturn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈︎ 24°18′ β −0°00′ | ♏︎ 4°59′ β −3°12′ | ♓︎ 28°38′ β −1°28′ | ♓︎ 24°39′ β +4°26′ | ♋︎ 28°19′ β +2°21′ | ♊︎ 18°09′ β −0°17′ | ♓︎ 26°01′ β −1°58′ |
| Observing | ||||||
| ☉ | | | | | | |
Extended targets:
| ⚳︎ Ceres | ♅︎ Uranus | ♆︎ Neptune | ♇︎ Pluto |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♓︎ 18°43′ β −8°14′ | ♉︎ 25°24′ β −0°13′ | ♈︎ 0°32′ β −1°16′ | ♒︎ 3°43′ β −3°29′ |
| Observing | |||
| | | |
β = ecliptic latitude (+ north, − south). Observing combines visual magnitude with solar elongation. Two telescope glyphs = substantial telescope. ☉ = Near Sun — not currently observable.
Notation:
Planet Finder
Sky Notes
Naked eye
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Binoculars
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Telescope
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