Moon calendar
April 2050
- 1 73%
- 2 81%
- 3 88%
- 4 93%
- 5 97%
- 6 99%
- 7 Full
- 8 98%
- 9 95%
- 10 89%
- 11 82%
- 12 73%
- 13 62%
- 14 Last qtr
- 15 40%
- 16 29%
- 17 19%
- 18 11%
- 19 4%
- 20 1%
- 21 New
- 22 2%
- 23 6%
- 24 12%
- 25 20%
- 26 29%
- 27 38%
- 28 First qtr
- 29 57%
- 30 66%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2050
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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4:12 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:24 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:14 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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3:29 AM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,500 km.
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9:59 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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6:26 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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9:53 PM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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10:34 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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9:31 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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6:08 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.