April 2021

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 79%
13. 2 69%
14. 3 58%
15. 4 Last qtr
16. 5 37%
17. 6 27%
18. 7 18%
19. 8 11%
20. 9 6%
21. 10 2%
22. 11 New
23. 12 0%
24. 13 2%
25. 14 6%
26. 15 11%
27. 16 18%
28. 17 25%
29. 18 34%
30. 19 44%
31. 20 First qtr
32. 21 64%
33. 22 74%
34. 23 83%
35. 24 91%
36. 25 97%
37. 26 Full
38. 27 100%
39. 28 96%
40. 29 91%
41. 30 83%

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

Events in April 2021

1. Sun, Apr 46:03 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Tue, Apr 66:32 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Apr 76:04 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Apr 910:04 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Apr 114:46 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Apr 1110:31 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Mon, Apr 128:07 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Apr 139:18 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Apr 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

10. Sat, Apr 178:08 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 189:37 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

12. Tue, Apr 202:59 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Thu, Apr 229:02 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Apr 242:43 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Apr 246:11 AM

    Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.

16. Sun, Apr 256:19 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Apr 2611:32 PM

    Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

18. Tue, Apr 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

19. Fri, Apr 303:57 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

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