April 1950

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 98%
15. 2 Full
16. 3 99%
17. 4 95%
18. 5 88%
19. 6 80%
20. 7 69%
21. 8 59%
22. 9 Last qtr
23. 10 37%
24. 11 28%
25. 12 19%
26. 13 12%
27. 14 6%
28. 15 2%
29. 16 0%
30. 17 New
31. 18 2%
32. 19 5%
33. 20 10%
34. 21 16%
35. 22 24%
36. 23 33%
37. 24 43%
38. 25 First qtr
39. 26 63%
40. 27 74%
41. 28 83%
42. 29 91%
43. 30 96%

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

Events in April 1950

1. Sat, Apr 14:57 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Apr 23:44 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

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

3. Sun, Apr 23:49 PM

   Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

4. Sun, Apr 29:26 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Apr 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.

6. Tue, Apr 43:52 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 63:38 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

8. Sun, Apr 96:42 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Tue, Apr 114:35 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

10. Wed, Apr 129:38 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 1211:44 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

12. Wed, Apr 1210:52 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 173:25 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Tue, Apr 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

15. Tue, Apr 1810:21 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Apr 222:32 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Apr 229:11 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

18. Tue, Apr 255:40 AM

    First Quarter

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

19. Fri, Apr 281:41 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Apr 285:24 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Apr 308:19 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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