April 2108

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 66%
9. 2 56%
10. 3 Last qtr
11. 4 36%
12. 5 27%
13. 6 19%
14. 7 13%
15. 8 7%
16. 9 3%
17. 10 1%
18. 11 New
19. 12 1%
20. 13 5%
21. 14 10%
22. 15 17%
23. 16 25%
24. 17 35%
25. 18 First qtr
26. 19 57%
27. 20 68%
28. 21 78%
29. 22 87%
30. 23 94%
31. 24 98%
32. 25 Full
33. 26 99%
34. 27 95%
35. 28 89%
36. 29 81%
37. 30 72%

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

Events in April 2108

1. Tue, Apr 32:25 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Wed, Apr 47:12 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Apr 52:09 PM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.

4. Sun, Apr 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

5. Tue, Apr 102:52 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Apr 116:51 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Wed, Apr 117:04 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Thu, Apr 127:49 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Apr 137:38 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Apr 158:16 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 189:59 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Fri, Apr 209:08 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

13. Mon, Apr 232:27 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Apr 233:53 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 237:46 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Apr 2310:43 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Apr 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.

18. Wed, Apr 251:12 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

19. Sun, Apr 296:42 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

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