Moon calendar
April 2002
- 1 79%
- 2 70%
- 3 60%
- 4 Last qtr
- 5 40%
- 6 30%
- 7 22%
- 8 15%
- 9 9%
- 10 4%
- 11 1%
- 12 New
- 13 1%
- 14 3%
- 15 8%
- 16 14%
- 17 21%
- 18 31%
- 19 41%
- 20 First qtr
- 21 63%
- 22 73%
- 23 83%
- 24 91%
- 25 97%
- 26 Full
- 27 100%
- 28 97%
- 29 91%
- 30 84%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2002
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10:29 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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1:05 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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4:39 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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12:08 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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3:21 PM
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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5:52 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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2:47 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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7:56 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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3:56 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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6:54 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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8:48 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: 360,100 km.
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11:00 PM
Full 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.