April 1996

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 94%
10. 2 98%
11. 3 Full
12. 4 99%
13. 5 97%
14. 6 91%
15. 7 85%
16. 8 75%
17. 9 65%
18. 10 Last qtr
19. 11 42%
20. 12 31%
21. 13 21%
22. 14 13%
23. 15 6%
24. 16 2%
25. 17 New
26. 18 1%
27. 19 3%
28. 20 8%
29. 21 14%
30. 22 22%
31. 23 30%
32. 24 39%
33. 25 First qtr
34. 26 58%
35. 27 67%
36. 28 76%
37. 29 84%
38. 30 91%

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

Events in April 1996

1. Wed, Apr 37:07 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

2. Wed, Apr 37:09 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

3. Wed, Apr 107:36 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Apr 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

5. Thu, Apr 116:13 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Apr 1111:27 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 156:29 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 1712:50 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Apr 176:37 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

10. Wed, Apr 176:49 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Tue, Apr 233:48 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

12. Wed, Apr 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

13. Thu, Apr 254:41 PM

    First Quarter

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

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