Moon calendar
April 2001
- 1 First qtr
- 2 64%
- 3 74%
- 4 84%
- 5 92%
- 6 97%
- 7 Full
- 8 99%
- 9 97%
- 10 92%
- 11 85%
- 12 78%
- 13 69%
- 14 59%
- 15 Last qtr
- 16 41%
- 17 31%
- 18 23%
- 19 16%
- 20 9%
- 21 4%
- 22 1%
- 23 New
- 24 1%
- 25 5%
- 26 10%
- 27 18%
- 28 28%
- 29 38%
- 30 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2001
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6:49 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
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11:22 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:55 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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11:31 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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1:40 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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9:10 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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5:10 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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11:26 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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12:04 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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12:13 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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9:22 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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1:08 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.