April 2022

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 New
14. 2 2%
15. 3 6%
16. 4 11%
17. 5 18%
18. 6 26%
19. 7 35%
20. 8 44%
21. 9 First qtr
22. 10 63%
23. 11 72%
24. 12 81%
25. 13 88%
26. 14 94%
27. 15 98%
28. 16 Full
29. 17 99%
30. 18 95%
31. 19 89%
32. 20 81%
33. 21 71%
34. 22 60%
35. 23 Last qtr
36. 24 37%
37. 25 27%
38. 26 18%
39. 27 10%
40. 28 5%
41. 29 1%
42. 30 New

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

Events in April 2022

1. Fri, Apr 12:25 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Sat, Apr 26:57 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Sun, Apr 31:47 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Apr 49:50 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Apr 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

6. Sat, Apr 92:48 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Tue, Apr 1211:17 AM

   Jupiter and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Apr 162:55 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

9. Mon, Apr 1812:52 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Apr 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,100 km.

11. Sat, Apr 237:56 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Sun, Apr 247:33 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 258:51 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Apr 2712:50 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Apr 272:02 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Apr 274:11 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Apr 277:07 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Apr 273:16 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Apr 294:06 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

20. Sat, Apr 304:28 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

21. Sat, Apr 304:41 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

22. Sat, Apr 305:11 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

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