April 1931

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 98%
12. 2 Full
13. 3 99%
14. 4 95%
15. 5 89%
16. 6 81%
17. 7 71%
18. 8 62%
19. 9 Last qtr
20. 10 42%
21. 11 32%
22. 12 24%
23. 13 16%
24. 14 10%
25. 15 5%
26. 16 2%
27. 17 New
28. 18 0%
29. 19 3%
30. 20 7%
31. 21 13%
32. 22 21%
33. 23 30%
34. 24 41%
35. 25 First qtr
36. 26 62%
37. 27 73%
38. 28 83%
39. 29 91%
40. 30 97%

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

Events in April 1931

1. Wed, Apr 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.

2. Thu, Apr 23:05 PM

   Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

3. Thu, Apr 23:07 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Sun, Apr 59:24 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

5. Thu, Apr 93:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Fri, Apr 106:16 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

7. Tue, Apr 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

8. Tue, Apr 1410:05 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Apr 169:56 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Apr 177:45 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

11. Fri, Apr 178:00 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, Apr 194:04 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Apr 238:39 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Apr 258:40 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sat, Apr 253:37 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Apr 2710:17 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Apr 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.

18. Thu, Apr 306:01 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

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