April 1909

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 85%
13. 2 91%
14. 3 96%
15. 4 99%
16. 5 Full
17. 6 99%
18. 7 97%
19. 8 92%
20. 9 86%
21. 10 79%
22. 11 70%
23. 12 60%
24. 13 Last qtr
25. 14 38%
26. 15 27%
27. 16 17%
28. 17 9%
29. 18 4%
30. 19 New
31. 20 0%
32. 21 3%
33. 22 9%
34. 23 16%
35. 24 24%
36. 25 34%
37. 26 44%
38. 27 First qtr
39. 28 63%
40. 29 72%
41. 30 80%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in April 1909

1. Fri, Apr 27:35 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Apr 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

3. Sat, Apr 36:11 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

4. Mon, Apr 53:28 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

5. Fri, Apr 93:18 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Apr 135:57 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Apr 139:30 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

8. Tue, Apr 1312:15 PM

   Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

9. Tue, Apr 131:17 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Apr 142:54 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.

12. Mon, Apr 1912:46 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 196:03 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Apr 197:56 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 198:04 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Apr 198:22 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Mon, Apr 1911:51 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

18. Wed, Apr 216:27 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

19. Sun, Apr 259:30 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

20. Tue, Apr 273:36 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

21. Wed, Apr 2812:13 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

22. Thu, Apr 2911:41 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

23. Fri, Apr 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.