April 1948

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 Last qtr
13. 2 38%
14. 3 29%
15. 4 21%
16. 5 14%
17. 6 8%
18. 7 3%
19. 8 1%
20. 9 New
21. 10 1%
22. 11 5%
23. 12 10%
24. 13 18%
25. 14 27%
26. 15 38%
27. 16 First qtr
28. 17 60%
29. 18 71%
30. 19 81%
31. 20 89%
32. 21 95%
33. 22 99%
34. 23 Full
35. 24 98%
36. 25 95%
37. 26 89%
38. 27 82%
39. 28 74%
40. 29 65%
41. 30 55%

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

Events in April 1948

1. Thu, Apr 15:25 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, Apr 15:45 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

3. Sun, Apr 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

4. Wed, Apr 72:16 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Apr 98:17 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Tue, Apr 133:30 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Apr 144:22 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 1411:02 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

9. Fri, Apr 162:42 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sat, Apr 1710:46 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Apr 1711:55 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Apr 186:23 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.

14. Wed, Apr 216:45 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Apr 238:28 AM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

16. Fri, Apr 238:38 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

17. Tue, Apr 271:51 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Apr 291:02 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Apr 291:19 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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