April 1942

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 Full
12. 2 98%
13. 3 94%
14. 4 87%
15. 5 78%
16. 6 67%
17. 7 56%
18. 8 Last qtr
19. 9 34%
20. 10 24%
21. 11 16%
22. 12 9%
23. 13 4%
24. 14 1%
25. 15 New
26. 16 1%
27. 17 4%
28. 18 9%
29. 19 15%
30. 20 22%
31. 21 31%
32. 22 40%
33. 23 First qtr
34. 24 59%
35. 25 69%
36. 26 78%
37. 27 86%
38. 28 93%
39. 29 98%
40. 30 Full

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

Events in April 1942

1. Wed, Apr 18:32 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

2. Fri, Apr 32:32 PM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Apr 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.

4. Wed, Apr 812:43 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sat, Apr 1112:08 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Apr 134:59 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Tue, Apr 1410:19 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 1510:34 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Sat, Apr 182:32 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Apr 184:24 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, Apr 184:37 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Apr 1910:15 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Apr 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

14. Mon, Apr 205:42 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 206:07 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

16. Thu, Apr 232:10 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Mon, Apr 277:32 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Apr 306:00 PM

    Full Moon Pink MoonBlue Moon

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

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