April 1940

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 31%
10. 2 22%
11. 3 15%
12. 4 9%
13. 5 4%
14. 6 1%
15. 7 New
16. 8 1%
17. 9 3%
18. 10 8%
19. 11 14%
20. 12 21%
21. 13 31%
22. 14 41%
23. 15 First qtr
24. 16 63%
25. 17 73%
26. 18 83%
27. 19 91%
28. 20 97%
29. 21 Full
30. 22 100%
31. 23 97%
32. 24 91%
33. 25 84%
34. 26 75%
35. 27 66%
36. 28 57%
37. 29 Last qtr
38. 30 37%

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

Events in April 1940

1. Fri, Apr 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

2. Fri, Apr 55:03 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Apr 73:19 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Sun, Apr 73:20 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

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

5. Sun, Apr 79:28 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Apr 88:24 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Apr 96:12 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 107:29 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Apr 113:18 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Apr 113:38 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

11. Thu, Apr 114:40 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

12. Fri, Apr 124:02 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

13. Mon, Apr 158:46 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Wed, Apr 177:18 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

15. Fri, Apr 199:28 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Apr 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,000 km.

17. Sun, Apr 2111:25 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

18. Sun, Apr 2111:37 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

19. Wed, Apr 2412:36 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

20. Mon, Apr 293:49 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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