April 2104

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 42%
11. 2 First qtr
12. 3 62%
13. 4 72%
14. 5 80%
15. 6 87%
16. 7 92%
17. 8 97%
18. 9 99%
19. 10 Full
20. 11 99%
21. 12 96%
22. 13 91%
23. 14 85%
24. 15 77%
25. 16 68%
26. 17 58%
27. 18 Last qtr
28. 19 37%
29. 20 26%
30. 21 16%
31. 22 9%
32. 23 3%
33. 24 New
34. 25 1%
35. 26 4%
36. 27 10%
37. 28 17%
38. 29 26%
39. 30 36%

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

Events in April 2104

1. Wed, Apr 27:01 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Tue, Apr 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

3. Thu, Apr 109:31 AM

   Full Moon Pink MoonMicromoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

4. Mon, Apr 145:58 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Apr 186:14 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Apr 2112:57 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Wed, Apr 23

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.

8. Thu, Apr 248:49 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Thu, Apr 249:56 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

10. Fri, Apr 251:02 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 276:00 PM

    Uranus 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.