April 1988

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 100%
14. 2 Full
15. 3 98%
16. 4 95%
17. 5 89%
18. 6 82%
19. 7 73%
20. 8 63%
21. 9 Last qtr
22. 10 40%
23. 11 29%
24. 12 19%
25. 13 11%
26. 14 5%
27. 15 1%
28. 16 New
29. 17 2%
30. 18 6%
31. 19 12%
32. 20 20%
33. 21 29%
34. 22 38%
35. 23 First qtr
36. 24 57%
37. 25 66%
38. 26 75%
39. 27 83%
40. 28 89%
41. 29 95%
42. 30 98%

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

Events in April 1988

1. Sat, Apr 24:21 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

2. Sun, Apr 34:14 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

3. Fri, Apr 86:08 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Apr 88:58 AM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

5. Fri, Apr 84:33 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Sat, Apr 93:21 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, Apr 1012:29 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.

9. Fri, Apr 1511:05 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Apr 168:00 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Sun, Apr 174:41 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Apr 197:40 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Apr 2011:01 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

14. Sat, Apr 236:32 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Mon, Apr 255:02 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Apr 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

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