Lunar Calendar Month April 2028 (Nepal)

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 Kathmandu, Nepal during April 2028.

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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
1st quarter	2028-04-03	01:00
full moon	2028-04-09	16:11
3rd quarter	2028-04-16	22:22
new moon	2028-04-25	01:32

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during April 2028.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2028-04-07	21:48	361,360 km
Apogee	2028-04-19	20:59	405,099 km

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
Beehive	2028-04-04 18:37
Antares	2028-04-13 04:05
Pleiades	2028-04-26 23:50
Venus	2028-04-28 06:05

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of April 2028.

April 2028
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 13	27 Monday	28 Tuesday	29 Wednesday	30 Thursday	31 Friday	1Saturday 28.6% illuminated Age: 5.3	2Sunday 38.7% illuminated Age: 6.3
Week 14	3Monday 49.6% illuminated Age: 7.3	4Tuesday 60.8% illuminated Age: 8.4	5Wednesday 71.6% illuminated Age: 9.5	6Thursday 81.6% illuminated Age: 10.6	7Friday 89.9% illuminated Age: 11.7	8Saturday 96% illuminated Age: 12.9	9Sunday 99.3% illuminated Age: 14
Week 15	10Monday 99.8% illuminated Age: 15.1	11Tuesday 97.5% illuminated Age: 16.2	12Wednesday 92.8% illuminated Age: 17.3	13Thursday 86% illuminated Age: 18.4	14Friday 77.9% illuminated Age: 19.4	15Saturday 68.8% illuminated Age: 20.3	16Sunday 59.2% illuminated Age: 21.3
Week 16	17Monday 49.5% illuminated Age: 22.2	18Tuesday 40% illuminated Age: 23.1	19Wednesday 30.9% illuminated Age: 24	20Thursday 22.6% illuminated Age: 24.9	21Friday 15.2% illuminated Age: 25.8	22Saturday 9% illuminated Age: 26.7	23Sunday 4.2% illuminated Age: 27.6
Week 17	24Monday 1.2% illuminated Age: 28.5	25Tuesday 0% illuminated Age: 29.5	26Wednesday 0.9% illuminated Age: 0.9	27Thursday 3.9% illuminated Age: 1.9	28Friday 9.1% illuminated Age: 2.9	29Saturday 16.2% illuminated Age: 3.9	30Sunday 25% illuminated Age: 4.9
	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