April 2172

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 First qtr
12. 2 60%
13. 3 70%
14. 4 79%
15. 5 86%
16. 6 93%
17. 7 98%
18. 8 Full
19. 9 99%
20. 10 96%
21. 11 90%
22. 12 82%
23. 13 72%
24. 14 61%
25. 15 Last qtr
26. 16 39%
27. 17 29%
28. 18 20%
29. 19 12%
30. 20 6%
31. 21 2%
32. 22 New
33. 23 0%
34. 24 2%
35. 25 6%
36. 26 11%
37. 27 18%
38. 28 25%
39. 29 34%
40. 30 44%

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

Events in April 2172

1. Wed, Apr 111:02 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Thu, Apr 24:42 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Apr 87:51 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

4. Wed, Apr 88:02 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

5. Thu, Apr 97:24 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Apr 104:21 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Apr 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.

8. Tue, Apr 142:51 AM

   Mars at opposition

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

9. Wed, Apr 1511:35 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Fri, Apr 1712:54 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Apr 181:35 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Apr 1911:18 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Apr 217:11 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

14. Wed, Apr 228:19 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Apr 228:20 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Apr 2211:46 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

17. Wed, Apr 2211:49 PM

    New Moon

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

18. Fri, Apr 246:30 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

19. Sun, Apr 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

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