April 2004

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 84%
13. 2 91%
14. 3 96%
15. 4 99%
16. 5 Full
17. 6 98%
18. 7 93%
19. 8 86%
20. 9 77%
21. 10 67%
22. 11 Last qtr
23. 12 44%
24. 13 34%
25. 14 24%
26. 15 15%
27. 16 9%
28. 17 4%
29. 18 1%
30. 19 New
31. 20 1%
32. 21 4%
33. 22 9%
34. 23 15%
35. 24 22%
36. 25 31%
37. 26 40%
38. 27 First qtr
39. 28 59%
40. 29 69%
41. 30 78%

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

Events in April 2004

1. Fri, Apr 24:39 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Apr 57:03 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

3. Wed, Apr 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,500 km.

4. Sun, Apr 1111:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Thu, Apr 153:25 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Apr 168:58 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Mon, Apr 191:32 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Apr 199:21 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Mon, Apr 199:34 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

10. Fri, Apr 236:34 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Apr 234:30 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Apr 236:35 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

14. Sun, Apr 252:54 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Apr 271:33 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Fri, Apr 3012:31 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

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