April 2007

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 99%
9. 2 Full
10. 3 99%
11. 4 97%
12. 5 92%
13. 6 86%
14. 7 79%
15. 8 71%
16. 9 61%
17. 10 Last qtr
18. 11 40%
19. 12 30%
20. 13 20%
21. 14 12%
22. 15 5%
23. 16 1%
24. 17 New
25. 18 2%
26. 19 7%
27. 20 15%
28. 21 24%
29. 22 33%
30. 23 44%
31. 24 First qtr
32. 25 64%
33. 26 73%
34. 27 81%
35. 28 88%
36. 29 93%
37. 30 97%

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

Events in April 2007

1. Sun, Apr 12:28 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Apr 21:15 PM

   Full Moon Pink MoonMicromoon

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

3. Tue, Apr 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

4. Tue, Apr 102:04 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Thu, Apr 129:18 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Apr 139:32 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Apr 143:34 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Apr 163:08 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Apr 17

   Perigee

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

10. Tue, Apr 177:36 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Fri, Apr 203:27 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Apr 242:36 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Wed, Apr 256:13 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Apr 2912:35 AM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 30

    Apogee

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

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