April 1939

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 92%
15. 2 97%
16. 3 Full
17. 4 100%
18. 5 97%
19. 6 92%
20. 7 86%
21. 8 78%
22. 9 69%
23. 10 59%
24. 11 Last qtr
25. 12 40%
26. 13 31%
27. 14 23%
28. 15 15%
29. 16 9%
30. 17 4%
31. 18 1%
32. 19 New
33. 20 1%
34. 21 5%
35. 22 10%
36. 23 18%
37. 24 27%
38. 25 38%
39. 26 First qtr
40. 27 61%
41. 28 72%
42. 29 82%
43. 30 89%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in April 1939

1. Sat, Apr 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.

2. Mon, Apr 32:58 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

3. Mon, Apr 311:18 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

4. Tue, Apr 1111:12 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

5. Tue, Apr 112:32 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

6. Thu, Apr 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

7. Sun, Apr 161:30 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Apr 167:10 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Apr 174:07 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Apr 1810:57 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 1911:35 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

12. Wed, Apr 1911:45 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

13. Thu, Apr 208:36 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Apr 2212:43 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Apr 261:25 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

16. Fri, Apr 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.