The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

The full moon of April ... it becomes invisible against the brightening sky; civil twilight starts at 5:51 a.m.; at that time the sky is visibly blue in the east. For mid-latitude Northern ...

Tonight, let’s take advantage of the moonless dark to enjoy some deep-sky observing ... During this phase, half of the Moon’s nearside is in daylight and half is still covered by shadow.