April 2016

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 39%
14. 2 29%
15. 3 20%
16. 4 11%
17. 5 5%
18. 6 1%
19. 7 New
20. 8 2%
21. 9 7%
22. 10 15%
23. 11 24%
24. 12 34%
25. 13 45%
26. 14 First qtr
27. 15 65%
28. 16 74%
29. 17 82%
30. 18 89%
31. 19 94%
32. 20 98%
33. 21 100%
34. 22 Full
35. 23 98%
36. 24 95%
37. 25 89%
38. 26 83%
39. 27 75%
40. 28 65%
41. 29 Last qtr
42. 30 45%

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

Events in April 2016

1. Mon, Apr 47:42 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Apr 64:01 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Apr 77:24 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Thu, Apr 710:56 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Apr 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

6. Sat, Apr 95:29 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

7. Thu, Apr 1412:00 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sun, Apr 1711:04 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Apr 1810:01 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

10. Thu, Apr 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

11. Fri, Apr 221:24 AM

    Full Moon Pink MoonMicromoon

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

12. Fri, Apr 225:00 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 251:45 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Apr 252:50 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 253:46 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Apr 2911:29 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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