April 2040

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 81%
9. 2 71%
10. 3 61%
11. 4 Last qtr
12. 5 38%
13. 6 27%
14. 7 18%
15. 8 10%
16. 9 4%
17. 10 1%
18. 11 New
19. 12 1%
20. 13 5%
21. 14 10%
22. 15 16%
23. 16 24%
24. 17 32%
25. 18 42%
26. 19 First qtr
27. 20 61%
28. 21 70%
29. 22 79%
30. 23 86%
31. 24 93%
32. 25 97%
33. 26 Full
34. 27 100%
35. 28 97%
36. 29 91%
37. 30 84%

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

Events in April 2040

1. Tue, Apr 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

2. Wed, Apr 410:06 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Mon, Apr 98:14 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Apr 107:41 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Tue, Apr 108:08 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Apr 1110:00 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Thu, Apr 125:30 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 18

   Apogee

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

9. Wed, Apr 188:06 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Apr 197:44 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

11. Thu, Apr 198:09 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Apr 199:38 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Fri, Apr 202:46 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Apr 223:54 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

15. Mon, Apr 233:45 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Apr 245:02 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Apr 2610:38 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

18. Thu, Apr 2611:10 PM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

19. Thu, Apr 2611:13 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Apr 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.

21. Mon, Apr 3010:57 AM

    Mercury 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.