| Moon Phase |
Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour
(UT) |
Hour
(EST) |
 |
1 |
FIRST QUARTER |
1100 | 6 am |
 |
5 |
The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. |
1000 | 5 am |
 |
6 |
Mercury is 10 degrees south of Venus. |
2100 | 4 pm |
 |
8 |
FULL MOON |
0300 | 10 pm
(April 9) |
 |
10 |
Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. |
0200 | 9 pm
(April 9) |
 |
13 |
Mars is 1 degree 3 minutes south of the Moon. |
0200 | 9 pm
(April 12) |
 |
15 |
Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 9 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. |
0400 | 11 pm
(April 14) |
|
15 |
LAST QUARTER |
1600 | 11 am |
 |
16 |
Jupiter is 5 degrees north of Aldebaran. |
1400 | 9 am |
|
16 |
Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon. |
1600 | 11 am |
 |
17 |
The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. |
0600 | 1 am |
|
17 |
Venus appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. |
1700 | 12 noon |
|
17 |
Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon. |
2300 | 6 pm |
 |
20 |
Venus is 10 degrees north of the Moon. |
2000 | 3 pm |
|
23 |
Mercury is in superior conjunction, that is, Mercury and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. |
0900 | 4 am |
 |
23 |
NEW MOON |
1500 | 10 am |
 |
25 |
Saturn is 1 degree 4 minutes north of the Moon. |
1600 | 11 am |
 |
26 |
Jupiter is 1 degree 8 minutes north of the Moon. |
1300 | 8 am |
 |
30 |
The asteroid Juno is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Juno and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. |
0200 | 9 pm
(April 29) |
|
30 |
FIRST QUARTER |
1700 | 12 noon |
