April 2116

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 81%
12. 2 73%
13. 3 64%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 44%
16. 6 35%
17. 7 26%
18. 8 19%
19. 9 12%
20. 10 6%
21. 11 2%
22. 12 New
23. 13 0%
24. 14 3%
25. 15 7%
26. 16 14%
27. 17 22%
28. 18 32%
29. 19 43%
30. 20 First qtr
31. 21 66%
32. 22 76%
33. 23 85%
34. 24 92%
35. 25 97%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 100%
38. 28 97%
39. 29 93%
40. 30 86%

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

Events in April 2116

1. Fri, Apr 37:16 AM

   Venus at its brightest

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

2. Sat, Apr 49:34 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Tue, Apr 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

4. Tue, Apr 74:25 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Apr 812:22 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Apr 109:35 AM

   Neptune at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

7. Sun, Apr 129:36 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Apr 1211:20 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, Apr 1211:32 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

10. Mon, Apr 133:24 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Apr 136:43 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Apr 147:20 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

13. Wed, Apr 1510:43 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Apr 171:15 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

15. Fri, Apr 172:58 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Apr 203:14 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, Apr 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.

18. Sat, Apr 2512:15 AM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Apr 255:55 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Apr 2610:37 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

21. Sun, Apr 2610:39 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

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