April 2014

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 4%
11. 2 10%
12. 3 17%
13. 4 25%
14. 5 34%
15. 6 44%
16. 7 First qtr
17. 8 62%
18. 9 71%
19. 10 80%
20. 11 87%
21. 12 93%
22. 13 97%
23. 14 100%
24. 15 Full
25. 16 98%
26. 17 94%
27. 18 87%
28. 19 79%
29. 20 69%
30. 21 58%
31. 22 Last qtr
32. 23 35%
33. 24 24%
34. 25 15%
35. 26 8%
36. 27 3%
37. 28 0%
38. 29 New
39. 30 2%

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

Events in April 2014

1. Wed, Apr 23:09 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, Apr 74:31 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Tue, Apr 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

4. Tue, Apr 84:56 PM

   Mars at opposition

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

5. Fri, Apr 1110:28 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Apr 1411:59 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 147:15 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Apr 153:42 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

9. Tue, Apr 153:45 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

10. Thu, Apr 173:08 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Apr 223:52 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Tue, Apr 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.

13. Thu, Apr 242:50 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Apr 254:03 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Apr 2511:13 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

16. Sun, Apr 276:01 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, Apr 292:03 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

18. Tue, Apr 292:14 AM

    New Moon

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

19. Tue, Apr 2910:07 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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