April 2052

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 5%
10. 2 12%
11. 3 21%
12. 4 31%
13. 5 42%
14. 6 First qtr
15. 7 64%
16. 8 74%
17. 9 82%
18. 10 89%
19. 11 95%
20. 12 98%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 100%
23. 15 98%
24. 16 94%
25. 17 89%
26. 18 82%
27. 19 74%
28. 20 66%
29. 21 56%
30. 22 Last qtr
31. 23 36%
32. 24 26%
33. 25 16%
34. 26 9%
35. 27 3%
36. 28 New
37. 29 0%
38. 30 4%

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

Events in April 2052

1. Mon, Apr 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,400 km.

2. Tue, Apr 26:27 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

   All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.

3. Tue, Apr 27:40 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Apr 65:28 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Mon, Apr 88:22 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

6. Thu, Apr 113:43 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 116:16 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Apr 116:47 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.

9. Sat, Apr 1310:16 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

10. Sat, Apr 1310:29 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

11. Tue, Apr 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

12. Sat, Apr 203:05 PM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

13. Mon, Apr 222:03 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Wed, Apr 245:05 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Apr 2711:39 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Apr 2811:21 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Mon, Apr 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

18. Tue, Apr 306:58 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

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