April 1980

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 99%
11. 2 96%
12. 3 91%
13. 4 85%
14. 5 78%
15. 6 69%
16. 7 59%
17. 8 Last qtr
18. 9 37%
19. 10 26%
20. 11 17%
21. 12 9%
22. 13 3%
23. 14 New
24. 15 1%
25. 16 4%
26. 17 9%
27. 18 17%
28. 19 26%
29. 20 36%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 56%
32. 23 65%
33. 24 74%
34. 25 82%
35. 26 89%
36. 27 94%
37. 28 97%
38. 29 99%
39. 30 Full

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

Events in April 1980

1. Wed, Apr 211:50 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Fri, Apr 41:54 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Apr 510:40 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Sun, Apr 66:54 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Apr 87:07 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Sun, Apr 133:45 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.

8. Mon, Apr 1410:46 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Mon, Apr 2110:00 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Thu, Apr 2412:30 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Apr 244:09 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, Apr 245:41 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 2511:22 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Apr 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

15. Wed, Apr 303:35 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

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