April 2056

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 97%
15. 2 92%
16. 3 85%
17. 4 76%
18. 5 65%
19. 6 Last qtr
20. 7 44%
21. 8 34%
22. 9 24%
23. 10 17%
24. 11 10%
25. 12 5%
26. 13 2%
27. 14 New
28. 15 1%
29. 16 3%
30. 17 6%
31. 18 12%
32. 19 19%
33. 20 27%
34. 21 36%
35. 22 First qtr
36. 23 56%
37. 24 67%
38. 25 77%
39. 26 86%
40. 27 93%
41. 28 98%
42. 29 Full
43. 30 99%

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

Events in April 2056

1. Sat, Apr 18:43 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

2. Thu, Apr 67:23 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

3. Thu, Apr 69:33 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sat, Apr 810:29 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Apr 91:02 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

6. Tue, Apr 117:05 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 137:01 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, Apr 137:13 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Apr 138:18 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Apr 146:46 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Apr 147:51 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sat, Apr 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

13. Tue, Apr 188:51 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Apr 229:34 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Fri, Apr 281:22 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Apr 287:15 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

17. Sat, Apr 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

18. Sat, Apr 292:31 PM

    Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

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