April 1974

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 68%
10. 2 78%
11. 3 87%
12. 4 94%
13. 5 98%
14. 6 Full
15. 7 99%
16. 8 96%
17. 9 91%
18. 10 85%
19. 11 77%
20. 12 68%
21. 13 59%
22. 14 Last qtr
23. 15 40%
24. 16 31%
25. 17 23%
26. 18 15%
27. 19 9%
28. 20 4%
29. 21 1%
30. 22 New
31. 23 2%
32. 24 6%
33. 25 13%
34. 26 21%
35. 27 32%
36. 28 43%
37. 29 First qtr
38. 30 65%

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

Events in April 1974

1. Tue, Apr 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.

2. Wed, Apr 311:53 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

3. Sat, Apr 65:00 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

4. Sun, Apr 79:31 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Apr 105:22 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Apr 1410:51 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Apr 1410:58 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sun, Apr 14

   Apogee

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

9. Mon, Apr 1510:46 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

10. Thu, Apr 184:52 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, Apr 209:47 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Apr 226:17 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Fri, Apr 2611:26 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Apr 2611:47 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

15. Fri, Apr 264:53 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Apr 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

17. Mon, Apr 293:39 AM

    First Quarter

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

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