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Southern Hemisphere Sky Guide: What to See in April 2026

Most highlights are simple to spot during evening hours or before dawn.

Six-Planet ‘Parade’ Peaks Tonight in Brief Twilight Window

Six-Planet Parade Visible After Sunset on Feb. 28

Six-Planet Parade to Line Up in Saturday’s Twilight Sky

Six Planets To Line Up After Sunset Feb. 28–Mar. 1

Six-Planet Parade to Peak on Feb. 28, but Only Some Will Be Visible Without Optics

2026 Astronomical Calendar Set: Snow Moon Feb. 1, Annular Eclipse Feb. 17, Total Solar Eclipse Aug. 12

Crescent Moon Brushes Past Saturn Tonight, With Neptune Nearby

JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Linked to Young, Cocooned Supermassive Black Holes

Jupiter at Opposition Tonight, Brightest and Largest of 2026

Jupiter Nears Opposition, Set to Dominate the Night Sky on January 10

Venus and Mars Align With the Sun This Week, Unseen From Earth

Moon Meets Regulus Tonight Across North America

Europe’s 2026 Sky Calendar: Spain’s Total Eclipse, Germany’s Deep Partial, Prime Perseids

Saturn’s Close Pass With a Half‑Lit Moon Highlights Its Stationary Pause as Mercury Turns Direct

Closest Full Moon of 2025 Arrives Nov. 5 in Perigee Supermoon

Beaver Supermoon Will Be 2025’s Largest Full Moon on Nov. 5

Princeton Study Points to Possible Distant ‘Planet Y’ Shaping Kuiper Belt Orbits

Rogue Planet Cha 1107-7626 Undergoes Record Accretion Burst Detected by JWST and VLT

October Night Sky: Saturn Takes the Evening Stage as Ceres, Comets and Orionids Highlight the Month