Moon calendar

April 2179

  1. 1 26%
  2. 2 18%
  3. 3 11%
  4. 4 6%
  5. 5 2%
  6. 6 0%
  7. 7 New
  8. 8 2%
  9. 9 6%
  10. 10 11%
  11. 11 18%
  12. 12 26%
  13. 13 36%
  14. 14 First qtr
  15. 15 57%
  16. 16 68%
  17. 17 78%
  18. 18 87%
  19. 19 94%
  20. 20 98%
  21. 21 Full
  22. 22 98%
  23. 23 94%
  24. 24 88%
  25. 25 80%
  26. 26 70%
  27. 27 61%
  28. 28 Last qtr
  29. 29 41%
  30. 30 32%

Events in April 2179

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

  2. 4:56 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

  3. 11:03 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

  4. 1:15 AM

    New Moon

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

  5. 3:41 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

  6. 12:20 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

  7. 12:28 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

  8. 3:18 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

  9. 12:05 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

  10. 8:46 PM

    First Quarter

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

  11. 4:15 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

  12. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.

  13. 11:02 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

  14. 1:19 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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

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