April 1917

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 71%
9. 2 79%
10. 3 86%
11. 4 92%
12. 5 96%
13. 6 99%
14. 7 Full
15. 8 98%
16. 9 95%
17. 10 90%
18. 11 82%
19. 12 73%
20. 13 63%
21. 14 Last qtr
22. 15 40%
23. 16 29%
24. 17 19%
25. 18 11%
26. 19 5%
27. 20 1%
28. 21 New
29. 22 2%
30. 23 6%
31. 24 11%
32. 25 19%
33. 26 27%
34. 27 36%
35. 28 45%
36. 29 First qtr
37. 30 64%

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

Events in April 1917

1. Sun, Apr 13:58 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Apr 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

3. Sat, Apr 78:49 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

4. Sat, Apr 143:12 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, Apr 1510:43 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Apr 163:44 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Apr 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.

8. Sat, Apr 219:01 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, Apr 2210:37 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Apr 243:28 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

11. Thu, Apr 263:51 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

12. Fri, Apr 278:42 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Apr 2811:22 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

14. Sat, Apr 2811:52 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Apr 2912:22 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sun, Apr 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

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