Moon calendar
April 2079
- 1 New
- 2 1%
- 3 4%
- 4 9%
- 5 17%
- 6 27%
- 7 38%
- 8 First qtr
- 9 60%
- 10 71%
- 11 80%
- 12 88%
- 13 94%
- 14 98%
- 15 100%
- 16 Full
- 17 98%
- 18 94%
- 19 89%
- 20 83%
- 21 75%
- 22 67%
- 23 57%
- 24 Last qtr
- 25 37%
- 26 28%
- 27 18%
- 28 11%
- 29 5%
- 30 1%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 2079
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9:30 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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6:08 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.
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9:39 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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1:44 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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1:03 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:08 AM
Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
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11:47 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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3:35 AM
Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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5:15 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:18 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.