April 2011

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 4%
14. 2 1%
15. 3 New
16. 4 1%
17. 5 4%
18. 6 8%
19. 7 15%
20. 8 22%
21. 9 31%
22. 10 41%
23. 11 First qtr
24. 12 63%
25. 13 73%
26. 14 83%
27. 15 91%
28. 16 97%
29. 17 Full
30. 18 99%
31. 19 96%
32. 20 91%
33. 21 83%
34. 22 74%
35. 23 65%
36. 24 Last qtr
37. 25 45%
38. 26 35%
39. 27 26%
40. 28 18%
41. 29 12%
42. 30 6%

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

Events in April 2011

1. Sat, Apr 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

2. Sat, Apr 27:47 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

3. Sun, Apr 310:33 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sun, Apr 34:49 PM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Apr 37:41 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

6. Mon, Apr 46:04 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Apr 610:45 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

8. Sat, Apr 93:28 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

9. Mon, Apr 118:06 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, Apr 1111:58 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

12. Sun, Apr 1710:44 PM

    Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

13. Tue, Apr 199:31 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

14. Tue, Apr 1910:56 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Apr 2210:27 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Apr 2410:47 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Fri, Apr 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

18. Sat, Apr 308:28 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

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