April 1970

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 25%
12. 2 16%
13. 3 8%
14. 4 3%
15. 5 New
16. 6 0%
17. 7 3%
18. 8 8%
19. 9 15%
20. 10 23%
21. 11 32%
22. 12 41%
23. 13 First qtr
24. 14 60%
25. 15 69%
26. 16 77%
27. 17 85%
28. 18 91%
29. 19 96%
30. 20 99%
31. 21 Full
32. 22 99%
33. 23 95%
34. 24 89%
35. 25 82%
36. 26 73%
37. 27 62%
38. 28 Last qtr
39. 29 39%
40. 30 28%

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

Events in April 1970

1. Fri, Apr 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.

2. Sun, Apr 511:09 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, Apr 72:08 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Apr 77:47 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Apr 72:52 PM

   Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, Apr 83:37 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Apr 106:50 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Apr 117:31 AM

   Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

9. Sat, Apr 113:16 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Apr 1310:44 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Wed, Apr 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

12. Sat, Apr 183:27 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

13. Sun, Apr 1911:46 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Apr 2110:02 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

15. Tue, Apr 2111:21 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

16. Tue, Apr 281:18 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Thu, Apr 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.

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