April 1997

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 40%
11. 2 29%
12. 3 19%
13. 4 11%
14. 5 4%
15. 6 1%
16. 7 New
17. 8 2%
18. 9 7%
19. 10 13%
20. 11 21%
21. 12 30%
22. 13 40%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 59%
25. 16 68%
26. 17 77%
27. 18 84%
28. 19 91%
29. 20 95%
30. 21 99%
31. 22 Full
32. 23 99%
33. 24 96%
34. 25 92%
35. 26 85%
36. 27 76%
37. 28 66%
38. 29 Last qtr
39. 30 44%

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

Events in April 1997

1. Tue, Apr 110:30 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Apr 28:09 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

3. Wed, Apr 212:25 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Apr 23:00 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, Apr 312:44 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Apr 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.

7. Sat, Apr 58:10 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Sun, Apr 68:16 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Apr 68:23 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Apr 77:02 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Mon, Apr 79:16 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Apr 141:00 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Thu, Apr 17

    Apogee

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

14. Fri, Apr 1810:55 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Apr 222:55 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Apr 224:34 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

17. Fri, Apr 256:25 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

18. Tue, Apr 295:45 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Apr 298:34 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

20. Tue, Apr 2910:37 PM

    Last Quarter

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

21. Wed, Apr 303:04 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

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