April 2012

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 69%
9. 2 78%
10. 3 86%
11. 4 93%
12. 5 98%
13. 6 Full
14. 7 99%
15. 8 95%
16. 9 88%
17. 10 80%
18. 11 69%
19. 12 59%
20. 13 Last qtr
21. 14 37%
22. 15 28%
23. 16 19%
24. 17 12%
25. 18 6%
26. 19 3%
27. 20 0%
28. 21 New
29. 22 2%
30. 23 5%
31. 24 10%
32. 25 16%
33. 26 24%
34. 27 33%
35. 28 42%
36. 29 First qtr
37. 30 63%

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

Events in April 2012

1. Fri, Apr 63:19 PM

   Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

2. Sat, Apr 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.

3. Fri, Apr 136:50 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Apr 152:12 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

5. Wed, Apr 181:15 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Wed, Apr 183:59 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

7. Sat, Apr 213:19 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Apr 22

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

9. Sun, Apr 221:11 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Apr 224:27 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 295:58 AM

    First Quarter

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

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