April 1991

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 94%
10. 2 88%
11. 3 81%
12. 4 73%
13. 5 65%
14. 6 56%
15. 7 Last qtr
16. 8 37%
17. 9 28%
18. 10 19%
19. 11 12%
20. 12 6%
21. 13 2%
22. 14 New
23. 15 1%
24. 16 5%
25. 17 11%
26. 18 19%
27. 19 29%
28. 20 40%
29. 21 First qtr
30. 22 63%
31. 23 73%
32. 24 82%
33. 25 89%
34. 26 95%
35. 27 98%
36. 28 Full
37. 29 99%
38. 30 97%

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

Events in April 1991

1. Fri, Apr 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

2. Sat, Apr 67:16 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Apr 71:17 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Apr 71:42 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

5. Sun, Apr 71:46 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Apr 84:15 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Apr 143:38 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Apr 143:45 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Apr 144:35 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

10. Wed, Apr 1711:39 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

12. Fri, Apr 197:40 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Apr 218:39 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sun, Apr 212:30 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Apr 284:59 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

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