Apr. 1
– Last quarter Moon
April 3
– Moon passes 4 degrees south of Mars
April 4
– Moon passes 5 degrees south of Neptune
Apr. 1 – Last quarter Moon
April 3 – Moon passes 4 degrees south of Mars
April 4– Moon passes 5 degrees south of Neptune
April 4– Moon is closest to Earth (perigee – 228,970 miles)
April 5 – Moon passes 3 degrees south of Uranus
April 7 – Moon passes 3 degrees south of Mercury
April 8 – New Moon
April 9 – Annular Eclipse
April 9 – Moon passes 1.0 degrees north of Venus. Only 2 degrees from Sun
April 12 – Mars passes 1.2 degrees south of Neptune
April 15 – Moon passes 5 degrees north of Saturn
April 16 – First Quarter Moon
April 16 – Moon is farthest from Earth (apogee –251,223 miles)
April 16 – Astronomy Day, started in 1973
April 19 – Sun enters the astrological sign of Taurus
April 22 – Lyrid meteor shower peaks
April 22 – Moon passes 0.6 degrees south of Jupiter
April 24 – Full Moon, known as the Egg or Grass Moon
April 26 – Moon passes 0.7 degrees north of Antares
April 29 – Moon is closest to Earth (perigee-229,304 miles)
