April 2015

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 93%
12. 2 97%
13. 3 99%
14. 4 Full
15. 5 99%
16. 6 96%
17. 7 91%
18. 8 84%
19. 9 76%
20. 10 66%
21. 11 Last qtr
22. 12 44%
23. 13 33%
24. 14 23%
25. 15 14%
26. 16 6%
27. 17 2%
28. 18 New
29. 19 1%
30. 20 5%
31. 21 11%
32. 22 19%
33. 23 28%
34. 24 37%
35. 25 First qtr
36. 26 57%
37. 27 66%
38. 28 75%
39. 29 82%
40. 30 89%

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

Events in April 2015

1. Wed, Apr 1

   Apogee

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

2. Sat, Apr 48:00 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

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

3. Sat, Apr 48:06 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

4. Mon, Apr 610:10 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

5. Wed, Apr 88:20 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Apr 89:29 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 911:47 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Sat, Apr 1111:45 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Wed, Apr 156:52 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Apr 16

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.

11. Fri, Apr 178:36 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Apr 182:57 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Sun, Apr 199:12 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Apr 191:02 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, Apr 194:39 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Apr 227:04 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Apr 257:55 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Tue, Apr 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

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