April 2051

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 77%
15. 2 68%
16. 3 58%
17. 4 Last qtr
18. 5 37%
19. 6 26%
20. 7 17%
21. 8 9%
22. 9 3%
23. 10 New
24. 11 1%
25. 12 4%
26. 13 10%
27. 14 18%
28. 15 27%
29. 16 37%
30. 17 First qtr
31. 18 57%
32. 19 67%
33. 20 76%
34. 21 83%
35. 22 90%
36. 23 95%
37. 24 98%
38. 25 Full
39. 26 100%
40. 27 98%
41. 28 94%
42. 29 88%
43. 30 81%

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

Events in April 2051

1. Tue, Apr 45:41 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sat, Apr 85:43 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Apr 96:02 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Apr 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

5. Mon, Apr 109:59 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Apr 1010:09 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Thu, Apr 137:09 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Apr 1410:15 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Apr 176:38 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sat, Apr 225:19 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 23

    Apogee

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

12. Tue, Apr 2510:00 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Apr 2510:14 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

14. Tue, Apr 2510:19 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

15. Thu, Apr 276:16 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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