April 1943

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 13%
13. 2 6%
14. 3 2%
15. 4 New
16. 5 1%
17. 6 4%
18. 7 9%
19. 8 15%
20. 9 23%
21. 10 32%
22. 11 41%
23. 12 First qtr
24. 13 60%
25. 14 69%
26. 15 77%
27. 16 85%
28. 17 91%
29. 18 96%
30. 19 99%
31. 20 Full
32. 21 98%
33. 22 94%
34. 23 87%
35. 24 79%
36. 25 69%
37. 26 58%
38. 27 Last qtr
39. 28 35%
40. 29 25%
41. 30 16%

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

Events in April 1943

1. Sun, Apr 44:19 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Sun, Apr 45:53 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Sun, Apr 47:06 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Apr 88:33 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Apr 810:08 AM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Apr 89:38 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 1212:36 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Apr 1211:04 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Mon, Apr 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

10. Sat, Apr 176:27 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 181:38 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Apr 183:03 AM

    Saturn, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

13. Tue, Apr 207:11 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

14. Sat, Apr 242:07 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Apr 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

16. Tue, Apr 273:51 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Thu, Apr 2912:32 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Apr 305:07 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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