April 1983

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 83%
14. 2 75%
15. 3 66%
16. 4 56%
17. 5 Last qtr
18. 6 38%
19. 7 29%
20. 8 20%
21. 9 13%
22. 10 7%
23. 11 3%
24. 12 1%
25. 13 New
26. 14 2%
27. 15 7%
28. 16 13%
29. 17 22%
30. 18 32%
31. 19 43%
32. 20 First qtr
33. 21 65%
34. 22 76%
35. 23 85%
36. 24 92%
37. 25 97%
38. 26 99%
39. 27 Full
40. 28 98%
41. 29 94%
42. 30 88%

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

Events in April 1983

1. Sat, Apr 24:18 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Apr 27:13 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.

3. Sat, Apr 27:59 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Apr 37:57 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Apr 53:39 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Wed, Apr 6

   Apogee

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

7. Fri, Apr 88:41 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 132:58 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Thu, Apr 143:39 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Apr 1411:27 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, Apr 163:08 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Apr 203:58 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Thu, Apr 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

14. Thu, Apr 213:01 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

15. Thu, Apr 212:13 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

16. Tue, Apr 264:22 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Apr 272:31 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

18. Fri, Apr 2912:58 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Apr 291:12 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.

20. Fri, Apr 292:58 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

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