Lunar Calendar Month April 2024 (Saint Helena)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Jamestown, Saint Helena during April 2024.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
3rd quarter	2024-04-02	03:15
new moon	2024-04-08	18:21
1st quarter	2024-04-15	19:13
full moon	2024-04-23	23:49

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during April 2024.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2024-04-07	17:54	358,848 km
Apogee	2024-04-20	02:10	405,624 km

Eclipses in April 2024

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during April 2024. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Saint Helena.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2024-04-08	139

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Mars	2024-04-06 03:51
Saturn	2024-04-06 09:20
Venus	2024-04-07 16:39
Jupiter	2024-04-10 21:08
Pleiades	2024-04-11 12:38
Pollux	2024-04-15 13:47
Beehive	2024-04-16 14:45
Spica	2024-04-23 02:02
Antares	2024-04-26 20:00

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of April 2024.

The information of the moon (phases of the moon, cycles of the moon) presented here applies to all the territory of Saint Helena.

April 2024
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 14	1Monday 62% illuminated Age: 21	2Tuesday 51.5% illuminated Age: 22	3Wednesday 40.5% illuminated Age: 23	4Thursday 29.8% illuminated Age: 24.1	5Friday 19.7% illuminated Age: 25.2	6Saturday 11.1% illuminated Age: 26.3	7Sunday 4.7% illuminated Age: 27.5
Week 15	8Monday 0.9% illuminated Age: 28.6	9Tuesday 0.1% illuminated Age: 0.3	10Wednesday 2.3% illuminated Age: 1.4	11Thursday 7.1% illuminated Age: 2.5	12Friday 14.1% illuminated Age: 3.6	13Saturday 22.6% illuminated Age: 4.7	14Sunday 32% illuminated Age: 5.7
Week 16	15Monday 41.9% illuminated Age: 6.6	16Tuesday 51.9% illuminated Age: 7.6	17Wednesday 61.5% illuminated Age: 8.5	18Thursday 70.6% illuminated Age: 9.4	19Friday 78.8% illuminated Age: 10.3	20Saturday 86% illuminated Age: 11.2	21Sunday 91.9% illuminated Age: 12.1
Week 17	22Monday 96.3% illuminated Age: 13	23Tuesday 99.1% illuminated Age: 13.9	24Wednesday 100% illuminated Age: 14.8	25Thursday 99% illuminated Age: 15.7	26Friday 96% illuminated Age: 16.7	27Saturday 91.1% illuminated Age: 17.6	28Sunday 84.3% illuminated Age: 18.6
Week 18	29Monday 75.9% illuminated Age: 19.6	30Tuesday 66.1% illuminated Age: 20.6	1 Wednesday	2 Thursday	3 Friday	4 Saturday	5 Sunday
	6 Monday	7 Tuesday	8 Wednesday	9 Thursday	10 Friday	11 Saturday	12 Sunday
	13 Monday	14 Tuesday	15 Wednesday	16 Thursday	17 Friday	18 Saturday	19 Sunday