We don’t miss the dawn of April 16th: the celestial quadrilateral Moon – Mercury – Mars – Saturn will be high enough on the eastern horizon to be visible to the naked eyealthough to better admire the details of the Lord of the Rings we always recommend using at least good binoculars. We don’t miss out!
As the UAI explains, the four-way conjunction Moon – Mercury – Mars – Saturnrather rare, will shine at dawn on April 16 in the constellation of Pisces. We will have to turn our gaze to the horizon to the East, programming an alarm that is not very convenient but necessary to admire the show (on the map the sky of April 16, 2026 at approximately 6.00 am).
Our satellite will be just two days away from the New phase, scheduled for April 17, so we will see a very thin waning crescent moon And Mercury in the month of April it tends to move closer to the Sun, making itself less visible. Instead Mars And among the most visible planets in the firmamentWhile Saturnalthough much further away, could still be seen with the naked eye, although to better admire its details we always recommend using at least a good pair of binoculars.
Don’t miss it!
Source: UAI
