April 1975

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 68%
11. 2 59%
12. 3 Last qtr
13. 4 39%
14. 5 30%
15. 6 22%
16. 7 14%
17. 8 9%
18. 9 4%
19. 10 1%
20. 11 New
21. 12 1%
22. 13 4%
23. 14 9%
24. 15 15%
25. 16 24%
26. 17 33%
27. 18 44%
28. 19 First qtr
29. 20 67%
30. 21 77%
31. 22 86%
32. 23 93%
33. 24 98%
34. 25 Full
35. 26 99%
36. 27 96%
37. 28 90%
38. 29 83%
39. 30 74%

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

Events in April 1975

1. Thu, Apr 38:25 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sun, Apr 69:53 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Apr 7

   Apogee

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

4. Thu, Apr 1012:53 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

5. Fri, Apr 1112:39 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Apr 145:21 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 179:41 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Apr 184:42 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Sat, Apr 1912:41 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sun, Apr 2011:52 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

11. Wed, Apr 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

12. Fri, Apr 258:04 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 253:55 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

14. Mon, Apr 286:07 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

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