April 2102

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 96%
15. 2 99%
16. 3 New
17. 4 98%
18. 5 95%
19. 6 89%
20. 7 80%
21. 8 71%
22. 9 60%
23. 10 Last qtr
24. 11 37%
25. 12 27%
26. 13 17%
27. 14 10%
28. 15 4%
29. 16 1%
30. 17 New
31. 18 2%
32. 19 5%
33. 20 10%
34. 21 17%
35. 22 24%
36. 23 33%
37. 24 42%
38. 25 First qtr
39. 26 61%
40. 27 70%
41. 28 79%
42. 29 86%
43. 30 93%

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

Events in April 2102

1. Sat, Apr 13:36 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Apr 24:19 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Apr 310:40 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sat, Apr 812:32 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Apr 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.

6. Mon, Apr 108:24 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Apr 116:28 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Fri, Apr 141:41 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Apr 179:25 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Tue, Apr 185:46 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 1910:43 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

12. Sun, Apr 237:12 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Apr 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

14. Tue, Apr 258:52 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Fri, Apr 2811:37 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

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