April 1990

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 42%
9. 2 First qtr
10. 3 63%
11. 4 73%
12. 5 82%
13. 6 89%
14. 7 94%
15. 8 98%
16. 9 Full
17. 10 100%
18. 11 98%
19. 12 94%
20. 13 89%
21. 14 82%
22. 15 75%
23. 16 66%
24. 17 56%
25. 18 Last qtr
26. 19 36%
27. 20 26%
28. 21 17%
29. 22 9%
30. 23 4%
31. 24 1%
32. 25 New
33. 26 4%
34. 27 9%
35. 28 17%
36. 29 27%
37. 30 37%

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

Events in April 1990

1. Sun, Apr 11:42 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Apr 26:24 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Mon, Apr 911:19 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

4. Thu, Apr 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

5. Fri, Apr 1311:34 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Mon, Apr 163:16 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 165:51 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, Apr 171:04 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Apr 179:30 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Apr 183:03 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Fri, Apr 201:42 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Apr 216:27 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Apr 2512:28 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Wed, Apr 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

15. Wed, Apr 258:02 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Apr 293:47 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

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