Richmond, Virginia sky calendar · April 2027
Full moon: Tue, Apr 20. New moon: Tue, Apr 6. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:15 AM, sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:58 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 1 | 6:55 AM | 7:32 PM | 4:12 AM | 2:28 PM | Waning crescent · 26% |
| Fri, Apr 2 | 6:54 AM | 7:33 PM | 4:41 AM | 3:28 PM | Waning crescent · 18% |
| Sat, Apr 3 | 6:52 AM | 7:34 PM | 5:06 AM | 4:29 PM | Waning crescent · 11% |
| Sun, Apr 4 | 6:51 AM | 7:35 PM | 5:30 AM | 5:30 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Mon, Apr 5 | 6:49 AM | 7:36 PM | 5:53 AM | 6:32 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Apr 6 | 6:48 AM | 7:37 PM | 6:18 AM | 7:37 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Apr 7 | 6:46 AM | 7:37 PM | 6:45 AM | 8:44 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Apr 8 | 6:45 AM | 7:38 PM | 7:16 AM | 9:55 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Fri, Apr 9 | 6:43 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:53 AM | 11:06 PM | Waxing crescent · 9% |
| Sat, Apr 10 | 6:42 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:38 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 16% |
| Sun, Apr 11 | 6:40 AM | 7:41 PM | 9:33 AM | 12:15 AM | Waxing crescent · 25% |
| Mon, Apr 12 | 6:39 AM | 7:42 PM | 10:38 AM | 1:18 AM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Tue, Apr 13 | 6:38 AM | 7:43 PM | 11:48 AM | 2:12 AM | First quarter · 47% |
| Wed, Apr 14 | 6:36 AM | 7:44 PM | 1:02 PM | 2:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 58% |
| Thu, Apr 15 | 6:35 AM | 7:45 PM | 2:14 PM | 3:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 69% |
| Fri, Apr 16 | 6:33 AM | 7:46 PM | 3:25 PM | 4:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 79% |
| Sat, Apr 17 | 6:32 AM | 7:46 PM | 4:34 PM | 4:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 87% |
| Sun, Apr 18 | 6:31 AM | 7:47 PM | 5:42 PM | 5:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 94% |
| Mon, Apr 19 | 6:29 AM | 7:48 PM | 6:50 PM | 5:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Tue, Apr 20 | 6:28 AM | 7:49 PM | 7:58 PM | 5:54 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Wed, Apr 21 | 6:27 AM | 7:50 PM | 9:05 PM | 6:24 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Apr 22 | 6:25 AM | 7:51 PM | 10:10 PM | 6:59 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Fri, Apr 23 | 6:24 AM | 7:52 PM | 11:12 PM | 7:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Sat, Apr 24 | 6:23 AM | 7:53 PM | — | 8:26 AM | Waning gibbous · 86% |
| Sun, Apr 25 | 6:21 AM | 7:54 PM | 12:07 AM | 9:19 AM | Waning gibbous · 78% |
| Mon, Apr 26 | 6:20 AM | 7:55 PM | 12:56 AM | 10:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 70% |
| Tue, Apr 27 | 6:19 AM | 7:56 PM | 1:36 AM | 11:15 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Apr 28 | 6:18 AM | 7:56 PM | 2:11 AM | 12:16 PM | Last quarter · 52% |
| Thu, Apr 29 | 6:17 AM | 7:57 PM | 2:40 AM | 1:16 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Fri, Apr 30 | 6:15 AM | 7:58 PM | 3:07 AM | 2:15 PM | Waning crescent · 33% |
Sky events this month
- Tue, Apr 20 6:27 PMFull moon
- Wed, Apr 21Lyrids meteor shower peakUp to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).