Moon calendar
April 1938
- 1 1%
- 2 5%
- 3 11%
- 4 19%
- 5 29%
- 6 40%
- 7 First qtr
- 8 62%
- 9 73%
- 10 82%
- 11 90%
- 12 95%
- 13 99%
- 14 Full
- 15 99%
- 16 96%
- 17 92%
- 18 85%
- 19 78%
- 20 70%
- 21 61%
- 22 Last qtr
- 23 42%
- 24 33%
- 25 24%
- 26 15%
- 27 8%
- 28 3%
- 29 0%
- 30 New
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 1938
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3:52 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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12:59 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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1:12 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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4:36 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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8:00 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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8:06 PM
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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2:24 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,600 km.
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10:10 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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7:07 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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11:51 PM
Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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1:21 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:11 PM
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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5:14 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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3:14 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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4:14 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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1:28 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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8:29 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.