Lunar Calendar Month April 2023 (United States)

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 Washington, District of Columbia, United States during April 2023.

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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
full moon	2023-04-06	00:34
3rd quarter	2023-04-13	05:11
new moon	2023-04-20	00:12
1st quarter	2023-04-27	17:20

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during April 2023.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2023-04-15	22:24	367,966 km
Apogee	2023-04-28	02:45	404,299 km

Eclipses in April 2023

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during April 2023. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of United States.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2023-04-20	129

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
Antares	2023-04-10 01:50
Saturn	2023-04-15 23:47
Pleiades	2023-04-22 05:14
Venus	2023-04-23 09:03
Mars	2023-04-25 22:18
Pollux	2023-04-26 13:25

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of April 2023.

April 2023
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 13	27 Monday	28 Tuesday	29 Wednesday	30 Thursday	31 Friday	1Saturday 77.4% illuminated Age: 10.1	2Sunday 84.8% illuminated Age: 11
Week 14	3Monday 91.1% illuminated Age: 11.9	4Tuesday 95.8% illuminated Age: 12.8	5Wednesday 98.9% illuminated Age: 13.8	6Thursday 100% illuminated Age: 14.7	7Friday 99% illuminated Age: 15.7	8Saturday 95.8% illuminated Age: 16.7	9Sunday 90.4% illuminated Age: 17.7
Week 15	10Monday 83.1% illuminated Age: 18.8	11Tuesday 74% illuminated Age: 19.8	12Wednesday 63.6% illuminated Age: 20.9	13Thursday 52.4% illuminated Age: 21.9	14Friday 41% illuminated Age: 23	15Saturday 30% illuminated Age: 24.1	16Sunday 20% illuminated Age: 25.2
Week 16	17Monday 11.5% illuminated Age: 26.3	18Tuesday 5.2% illuminated Age: 27.4	19Wednesday 1.3% illuminated Age: 28.5	20Thursday 0% illuminated Age: 29.5	21Friday 1.2% illuminated Age: 1	22Saturday 4.7% illuminated Age: 2.1	23Sunday 10.1% illuminated Age: 3
Week 17	24Monday 17% illuminated Age: 4	25Tuesday 25.1% illuminated Age: 4.9	26Wednesday 33.9% illuminated Age: 5.8	27Thursday 43.2% illuminated Age: 6.7	28Friday 52.6% illuminated Age: 7.6	29Saturday 62% illuminated Age: 8.5	30Sunday 71% illuminated Age: 9.4
	1 Monday	2 Tuesday	3 Wednesday	4 Thursday	5 Friday	6 Saturday	7 Sunday
	8 Monday	9 Tuesday	10 Wednesday	11 Thursday	12 Friday	13 Saturday	14 Sunday