April 2005

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 Last qtr
14. 2 42%
15. 3 32%
16. 4 21%
17. 5 13%
18. 6 6%
19. 7 2%
20. 8 New
21. 9 1%
22. 10 4%
23. 11 9%
24. 12 15%
25. 13 23%
26. 14 32%
27. 15 41%
28. 16 First qtr
29. 17 60%
30. 18 69%
31. 19 78%
32. 20 85%
33. 21 92%
34. 22 96%
35. 23 99%
36. 24 Full
37. 25 98%
38. 26 94%
39. 27 87%
40. 28 78%
41. 29 68%
42. 30 57%

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

Events in April 2005

1. Fri, Apr 17:51 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sun, Apr 311:16 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Sun, Apr 37:47 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Apr 45:19 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, Apr 47:04 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Apr 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,500 km.

7. Tue, Apr 57:43 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Apr 712:07 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Apr 84:32 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Fri, Apr 84:35 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

11. Fri, Apr 88:50 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Apr 139:19 AM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Apr 1610:38 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sat, Apr 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

15. Fri, Apr 221:04 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Apr 245:54 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

17. Sun, Apr 246:07 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

18. Tue, Apr 2612:18 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

19. Fri, Apr 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

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