Moon calendar
April 2072
- 1 97%
- 2 Full
- 3 99%
- 4 96%
- 5 91%
- 6 84%
- 7 76%
- 8 67%
- 9 57%
- 10 Last qtr
- 11 38%
- 12 29%
- 13 21%
- 14 14%
- 15 8%
- 16 3%
- 17 1%
- 18 New
- 19 2%
- 20 5%
- 21 11%
- 22 19%
- 23 28%
- 24 39%
- 25 First qtr
- 26 61%
- 27 72%
- 28 82%
- 29 90%
- 30 96%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2072
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9:25 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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12:20 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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8:28 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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4:53 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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4:10 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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1:20 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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7:57 AM
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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6:23 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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8:24 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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12:35 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.
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5:03 PM
Saturn 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.