Moon calendar
April 2061
- 1 90%
- 2 95%
- 3 98%
- 4 Full
- 5 99%
- 6 97%
- 7 93%
- 8 88%
- 9 81%
- 10 73%
- 11 64%
- 12 Last qtr
- 13 44%
- 14 34%
- 15 25%
- 16 16%
- 17 8%
- 18 3%
- 19 New
- 20 0%
- 21 4%
- 22 10%
- 23 18%
- 24 28%
- 25 38%
- 26 First qtr
- 27 60%
- 28 70%
- 29 79%
- 30 86%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2061
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8:45 AM
Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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11:34 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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5:47 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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5:52 PM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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10:05 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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4:45 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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10:10 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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7:02 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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10:54 PM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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11:05 PM
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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3:02 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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3:29 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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6:57 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
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1:11 AM
Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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1:55 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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1:04 PM
Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.