April 1976

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 4%
13. 2 8%
14. 3 14%
15. 4 21%
16. 5 29%
17. 6 39%
18. 7 First qtr
19. 8 60%
20. 9 70%
21. 10 80%
22. 11 89%
23. 12 95%
24. 13 99%
25. 14 Full
26. 15 98%
27. 16 93%
28. 17 86%
29. 18 77%
30. 19 67%
31. 20 56%
32. 21 Last qtr
33. 22 36%
34. 23 27%
35. 24 19%
36. 25 12%
37. 26 7%
38. 27 3%
39. 28 1%
40. 29 New
41. 30 1%

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

Events in April 1976

1. Thu, Apr 17:26 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Apr 112:53 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Wed, Apr 72:02 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Mon, Apr 123:36 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Apr 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

6. Wed, Apr 146:49 AM

   Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

7. Wed, Apr 1411:59 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Apr 171:51 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Apr 212:14 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sat, Apr 2411:49 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

11. Tue, Apr 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

12. Tue, Apr 273:40 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

13. Tue, Apr 2710:23 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

14. Wed, Apr 2812:12 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Apr 293:53 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Apr 296:20 AM

    New Moon

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

17. Thu, Apr 296:23 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

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