April 2003

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 New
11. 2 1%
12. 3 3%
13. 4 7%
14. 5 13%
15. 6 20%
16. 7 28%
17. 8 37%
18. 9 First qtr
19. 10 57%
20. 11 67%
21. 12 77%
22. 13 86%
23. 14 93%
24. 15 98%
25. 16 Full
26. 17 99%
27. 18 95%
28. 19 88%
29. 20 80%
30. 21 70%
31. 22 59%
32. 23 Last qtr
33. 24 38%
34. 25 29%
35. 26 20%
36. 27 13%
37. 28 7%
38. 29 3%
39. 30 1%

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

Events in April 2003

1. Tue, Apr 12:19 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Apr 25:05 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Apr 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

4. Mon, Apr 75:34 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Apr 97:40 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Fri, Apr 115:45 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Apr 1610:42 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Wed, Apr 163:36 PM

   Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

9. Thu, Apr 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

10. Wed, Apr 234:26 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 238:18 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Fri, Apr 253:04 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 283:10 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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