Moon calendar
April 2073
- 1 29%
- 2 20%
- 3 13%
- 4 7%
- 5 3%
- 6 1%
- 7 New
- 8 1%
- 9 4%
- 10 9%
- 11 15%
- 12 23%
- 13 32%
- 14 42%
- 15 First qtr
- 16 63%
- 17 74%
- 18 84%
- 19 91%
- 20 97%
- 21 Full
- 22 99%
- 23 96%
- 24 90%
- 25 83%
- 26 74%
- 27 64%
- 28 Last qtr
- 29 44%
- 30 35%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2073
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2:56 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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7:50 AM
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
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9:46 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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11:14 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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10:14 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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6:41 AM
Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.
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2:59 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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10:30 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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6:36 AM
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: 358,300 km.
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9:54 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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7:27 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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8:00 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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9:38 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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9:57 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.