April 1989

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 26%
15. 2 17%
16. 3 9%
17. 4 3%
18. 5 New
19. 6 1%
20. 7 4%
21. 8 9%
22. 9 17%
23. 10 27%
24. 11 37%
25. 12 First qtr
26. 13 57%
27. 14 67%
28. 15 75%
29. 16 83%
30. 17 90%
31. 18 95%
32. 19 98%
33. 20 Full
34. 21 100%
35. 22 98%
36. 23 94%
37. 24 88%
38. 25 81%
39. 26 73%
40. 27 63%
41. 28 Last qtr
42. 29 41%
43. 30 30%

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

Events in April 1989

1. Tue, Apr 46:28 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Apr 49:22 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Tue, Apr 46:52 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

4. Wed, Apr 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

5. Wed, Apr 511:29 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, Apr 511:33 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Thu, Apr 612:04 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Apr 62:39 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Apr 104:34 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Apr 127:13 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Tue, Apr 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

12. Thu, Apr 2011:14 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

13. Wed, Apr 264:02 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Apr 267:46 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

15. Wed, Apr 265:18 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Apr 265:48 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Apr 268:13 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Apr 284:46 PM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Sun, Apr 3010:50 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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