April 1977

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 92%
14. 2 97%
15. 3 Full
16. 4 100%
17. 5 97%
18. 6 91%
19. 7 83%
20. 8 73%
21. 9 62%
22. 10 Last qtr
23. 11 40%
24. 12 30%
25. 13 21%
26. 14 13%
27. 15 7%
28. 16 3%
29. 17 1%
30. 18 New
31. 19 1%
32. 20 5%
33. 21 9%
34. 22 16%
35. 23 23%
36. 24 31%
37. 25 41%
38. 26 First qtr
39. 27 61%
40. 28 71%
41. 29 80%
42. 30 88%

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

Events in April 1977

1. Sun, Apr 311:09 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

2. Sun, Apr 311:18 PM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

3. Tue, Apr 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.

4. Tue, Apr 56:00 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Apr 61:22 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

6. Fri, Apr 83:22 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Apr 1011:42 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Sun, Apr 102:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Fri, Apr 153:29 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Apr 166:13 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Apr 185:30 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.

12. Mon, Apr 185:36 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Tue, Apr 192:13 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Apr 215:03 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Apr 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

16. Tue, Apr 2610:42 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Sat, Apr 301:27 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

18. Sat, Apr 3012:36 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

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