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For April 2021, the last quarter moon is on April 4. The waning crescent passes below Saturn in the dawn on April 6, then below brighter Jupiter on April 7. It is new on April 11. The waxing crescent passes below Mars in the evening sky on April 15. First quarter moon is April 19, and the full moon, the Egg Moon, is on April 26.
Mercury is visible just below the Pleiades cluster in the northwest at the very end of the month in the evening sky. You will start to see much brighter Venus emerge into the evening sky in early May. Mars is the only easy planet to spot in the evening sky, moving well up in the NW from the horns of Taurus into the feet of Gemini. Both Jupiter and Saturn are well placed for morning viewing in Capricornus.