But unlike a planet which can take up to a minute or two ... will occult the bluish 1st-magnitude star Spica, one of the 21 brightest stars in the sky. The action begins when Spica disappears ...

Spica reappears on the northwestern (upper left ... be in the west; in New York the planet sets at about 12:02 a.m. local time on April 13 and will be easily visible throughout the evening.