April 1981

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 13%
12. 2 7%
13. 3 2%
14. 4 New
15. 5 1%
16. 6 5%
17. 7 12%
18. 8 21%
19. 9 31%
20. 10 42%
21. 11 First qtr
22. 12 63%
23. 13 73%
24. 14 81%
25. 15 88%
26. 16 94%
27. 17 97%
28. 18 99%
29. 19 Full
30. 20 98%
31. 21 95%
32. 22 90%
33. 23 84%
34. 24 76%
35. 25 67%
36. 26 58%
37. 27 Last qtr
38. 28 37%
39. 29 27%
40. 30 17%

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

Events in April 1981

1. Thu, Apr 29:47 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

2. Fri, Apr 31:57 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Apr 42:12 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Apr 42:14 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Apr 42:30 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Apr 43:20 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sat, Apr 411:26 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Apr 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.

9. Tue, Apr 73:46 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

10. Sat, Apr 116:11 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Apr 1610:08 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, Apr 1610:11 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 172:15 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Apr 192:59 AM

    Full Moon Pink MoonMicromoon

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

15. Mon, Apr 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

16. Tue, Apr 213:35 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Apr 239:57 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Apr 236:50 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Apr 276:15 AM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Mon, Apr 2712:18 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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