April 1946

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 New
10. 2 1%
11. 3 3%
12. 4 9%
13. 5 17%
14. 6 27%
15. 7 38%
16. 8 First qtr
17. 9 60%
18. 10 70%
19. 11 79%
20. 12 87%
21. 13 93%
22. 14 97%
23. 15 99%
24. 16 Full
25. 17 98%
26. 18 95%
27. 19 91%
28. 20 85%
29. 21 77%
30. 22 69%
31. 23 59%
32. 24 Last qtr
33. 25 39%
34. 26 29%
35. 27 20%
36. 28 12%
37. 29 5%
38. 30 1%

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

Events in April 1946

1. Mon, Apr 111:37 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Apr 31:25 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Apr 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,400 km.

4. Sat, Apr 64:55 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Apr 82:07 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, Apr 82:55 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 83:04 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Tue, Apr 91:42 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Apr 127:18 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

10. Sun, Apr 144:21 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Apr 1510:20 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Apr 165:47 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

13. Fri, Apr 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

14. Tue, Apr 233:34 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

15. Wed, Apr 2410:19 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Mon, Apr 2912:20 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

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