April 1978

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 38%
15. 2 27%
16. 3 18%
17. 4 10%
18. 5 4%
19. 6 1%
20. 7 New
21. 8 1%
22. 9 5%
23. 10 10%
24. 11 16%
25. 12 24%
26. 13 33%
27. 14 42%
28. 15 First qtr
29. 16 61%
30. 17 70%
31. 18 79%
32. 19 86%
33. 20 93%
34. 21 97%
35. 22 Full
36. 23 100%
37. 24 97%
38. 25 91%
39. 26 84%
40. 27 74%
41. 28 63%
42. 29 Last qtr
43. 30 41%

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

Events in April 1978

1. Fri, Apr 710:02 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

2. Fri, Apr 710:15 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Fri, Apr 710:09 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Apr 811:56 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Apr 1111:41 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Fri, Apr 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

7. Sat, Apr 158:56 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sat, Apr 2211:11 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

9. Sun, Apr 237:47 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Apr 262:37 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

12. Sat, Apr 294:02 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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