April 2068

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 1%
9. 2 New
10. 3 3%
11. 4 7%
12. 5 14%
13. 6 23%
14. 7 32%
15. 8 42%
16. 9 First qtr
17. 10 62%
18. 11 71%
19. 12 79%
20. 13 86%
21. 14 92%
22. 15 96%
23. 16 99%
24. 17 Full
25. 18 99%
26. 19 96%
27. 20 91%
28. 21 84%
29. 22 76%
30. 23 66%
31. 24 Last qtr
32. 25 44%
33. 26 33%
34. 27 22%
35. 28 13%
36. 29 6%
37. 30 2%

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

Events in April 2068

1. Sun, Apr 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

2. Mon, Apr 24:51 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, Apr 312:02 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Thu, Apr 59:21 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Apr 66:06 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Apr 711:39 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 97:33 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Fri, Apr 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

9. Mon, Apr 162:40 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.

10. Tue, Apr 1711:29 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

11. Sat, Apr 212:38 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Apr 2410:30 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sun, Apr 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.

14. Sun, Apr 299:48 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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