Moon calendar
April 2070
- 1 71%
- 2 62%
- 3 Last qtr
- 4 43%
- 5 33%
- 6 23%
- 7 15%
- 8 8%
- 9 3%
- 10 New
- 11 0%
- 12 4%
- 13 9%
- 14 18%
- 15 27%
- 16 38%
- 17 First qtr
- 18 60%
- 19 70%
- 20 80%
- 21 87%
- 22 93%
- 23 97%
- 24 100%
- 25 Full
- 26 99%
- 27 95%
- 28 91%
- 29 84%
- 30 77%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2070
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11:31 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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5:23 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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10:13 AM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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2:40 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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2:30 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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10:30 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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10:33 PM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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4:06 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.
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1:07 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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2:45 AM
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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3:47 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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4:25 AM
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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1:32 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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12:20 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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5:19 AM
Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
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5:31 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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5:37 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.