April 2042

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 87%
11. 2 92%
12. 3 97%
13. 4 99%
14. 5 Full
15. 6 99%
16. 7 96%
17. 8 92%
18. 9 85%
19. 10 78%
20. 11 69%
21. 12 59%
22. 13 Last qtr
23. 14 37%
24. 15 26%
25. 16 17%
26. 17 9%
27. 18 3%
28. 19 New
29. 20 0%
30. 21 4%
31. 22 9%
32. 23 17%
33. 24 26%
34. 25 36%
35. 26 First qtr
36. 27 56%
37. 28 65%
38. 29 74%
39. 30 82%

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

Events in April 2042

1. Fri, Apr 41:18 AM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Apr 4

   Apogee

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

3. Sat, Apr 510:16 AM

   Full Moon Pink MoonMicromoon

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

4. Sat, Apr 510:28 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

5. Sun, Apr 611:45 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Apr 94:59 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Apr 129:13 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Apr 137:09 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sat, Apr 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.

10. Sat, Apr 1910:16 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

11. Sat, Apr 1910:19 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, Apr 2010:06 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 218:19 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Apr 219:14 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 218:30 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Apr 233:16 AM

    Saturn at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

17. Thu, Apr 249:25 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

18. Sat, Apr 2610:19 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Sun, Apr 271:36 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Apr 272:28 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

21. Sun, Apr 274:05 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

22. Sun, Apr 276:16 PM

    Neptune 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.