April 1995

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 3%
15. 2 6%
16. 3 12%
17. 4 19%
18. 5 27%
19. 6 35%
20. 7 45%
21. 8 First qtr
22. 9 64%
23. 10 73%
24. 11 82%
25. 12 90%
26. 13 95%
27. 14 99%
28. 15 Full
29. 16 98%
30. 17 93%
31. 18 86%
32. 19 77%
33. 20 67%
34. 21 Last qtr
35. 22 44%
36. 23 34%
37. 24 24%
38. 25 16%
39. 26 9%
40. 27 4%
41. 28 1%
42. 29 New
43. 30 1%

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

Events in April 1995

1. Wed, Apr 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

2. Sat, Apr 81:35 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Thu, Apr 138:13 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Apr 148:34 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

5. Sat, Apr 158:08 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

6. Sat, Apr 158:18 AM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

7. Mon, Apr 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.

8. Tue, Apr 185:05 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Apr 2112:56 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Apr 217:09 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, Apr 2111:18 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Wed, Apr 268:55 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Apr 291:32 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

14. Sat, Apr 291:37 PM

    New Moon

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

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