April 2013

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 67%
10. 2 56%
11. 3 Last qtr
12. 4 34%
13. 5 24%
14. 6 15%
15. 7 8%
16. 8 3%
17. 9 1%
18. 10 New
19. 11 2%
20. 12 5%
21. 13 10%
22. 14 17%
23. 15 24%
24. 16 33%
25. 17 42%
26. 18 First qtr
27. 19 61%
28. 20 71%
29. 21 80%
30. 22 87%
31. 23 94%
32. 24 98%
33. 25 Full
34. 26 99%
35. 27 95%
36. 28 89%
37. 29 80%
38. 30 70%

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

Events in April 2013

1. Wed, Apr 312:37 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sun, Apr 712:58 AM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Apr 97:56 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Apr 105:36 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Wed, Apr 109:02 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Apr 1012:25 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Apr 1012:41 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Apr 142:57 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Apr 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

10. Wed, Apr 178:52 PM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

11. Thu, Apr 188:31 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Apr 205:19 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Apr 253:57 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

14. Thu, Apr 254:07 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

15. Thu, Apr 258:16 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Apr 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.

17. Sun, Apr 284:13 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

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