April 2106

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 8%
13. 2 4%
14. 3 1%
15. 4 New
16. 5 2%
17. 6 7%
18. 7 14%
19. 8 23%
20. 9 34%
21. 10 First qtr
22. 11 56%
23. 12 67%
24. 13 77%
25. 14 86%
26. 15 92%
27. 16 97%
28. 17 99%
29. 18 Full
30. 19 98%
31. 20 95%
32. 21 90%
33. 22 83%
34. 23 76%
35. 24 67%
36. 25 58%
37. 26 Last qtr
38. 27 39%
39. 28 29%
40. 29 20%
41. 30 12%

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

Events in April 2106

1. Sun, Apr 43:59 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Sun, Apr 41:21 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Apr 65:40 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Apr 67:00 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Apr 67:14 AM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 0.9° of each other in the sky.

6. Tue, Apr 69:55 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Apr 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.

8. Sat, Apr 1010:45 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sun, Apr 119:31 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

10. Sun, Apr 184:21 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

11. Wed, Apr 211:38 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Apr 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

13. Fri, Apr 238:25 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Apr 267:19 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Wed, Apr 288:54 AM

    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.