April 2008

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 24%
11. 2 15%
12. 3 8%
13. 4 3%
14. 5 New
15. 6 1%
16. 7 3%
17. 8 9%
18. 9 17%
19. 10 27%
20. 11 38%
21. 12 First qtr
22. 13 60%
23. 14 70%
24. 15 79%
25. 16 87%
26. 17 93%
27. 18 97%
28. 19 99%
29. 20 Full
30. 21 98%
31. 22 95%
32. 23 91%
33. 24 84%
34. 25 77%
35. 26 69%
36. 27 59%
37. 28 Last qtr
38. 29 39%
39. 30 29%

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

Events in April 2008

1. Wed, Apr 25:14 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Apr 43:52 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Apr 45:19 AM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

4. Fri, Apr 45:43 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Apr 410:40 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

6. Sat, Apr 511:55 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Mon, Apr 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.

8. Sat, Apr 121:50 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Apr 122:32 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Apr 1512:44 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 163:10 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

12. Sun, Apr 206:26 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

13. Wed, Apr 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

14. Sun, Apr 272:00 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 2810:12 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Tue, Apr 293:15 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

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