April 1973

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 4%
9. 2 1%
10. 3 New
11. 4 2%
12. 5 7%
13. 6 14%
14. 7 23%
15. 8 34%
16. 9 First qtr
17. 10 56%
18. 11 67%
19. 12 76%
20. 13 85%
21. 14 92%
22. 15 96%
23. 16 99%
24. 17 Full
25. 18 99%
26. 19 96%
27. 20 91%
28. 21 85%
29. 22 78%
30. 23 69%
31. 24 60%
32. 25 Last qtr
33. 26 41%
34. 27 31%
35. 28 22%
36. 29 14%
37. 30 7%

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

Events in April 1973

1. Tue, Apr 36:45 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Thu, Apr 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.

3. Fri, Apr 65:17 PM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Apr 71:52 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Apr 91:38 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

6. Mon, Apr 911:28 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Tue, Apr 108:50 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Tue, Apr 108:16 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

9. Tue, Apr 178:51 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

10. Fri, Apr 203:03 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Apr 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

12. Wed, Apr 2512:59 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Wed, Apr 2510:34 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Apr 269:26 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

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