April 1949

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 8%
14. 2 15%
15. 3 22%
16. 4 31%
17. 5 41%
18. 6 First qtr
19. 7 63%
20. 8 73%
21. 9 83%
22. 10 91%
23. 11 97%
24. 12 Full
25. 13 100%
26. 14 97%
27. 15 91%
28. 16 83%
29. 17 74%
30. 18 65%
31. 19 Last qtr
32. 20 45%
33. 21 35%
34. 22 26%
35. 23 18%
36. 24 12%
37. 25 6%
38. 26 3%
39. 27 0%
40. 28 New
41. 29 2%
42. 30 5%

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

Events in April 1949

1. Sat, Apr 29:16 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Apr 34:36 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

3. Mon, Apr 48:27 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Apr 68:01 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Fri, Apr 82:09 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

6. Fri, Apr 83:21 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Apr 910:04 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Apr 1212:07 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Apr 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

10. Tue, Apr 128:18 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Apr 1211:08 PM

    Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

12. Tue, Apr 1211:10 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

13. Wed, Apr 132:36 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

14. Sat, Apr 165:13 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

15. Tue, Apr 1910:27 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Sun, Apr 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

17. Wed, Apr 278:48 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Apr 283:48 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

19. Thu, Apr 284:02 AM

    New Moon

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

20. Thu, Apr 2810:36 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

21. Fri, Apr 294:38 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

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