April 1951

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 24%
9. 2 15%
10. 3 8%
11. 4 3%
12. 5 1%
13. 6 New
14. 7 2%
15. 8 5%
16. 9 10%
17. 10 17%
18. 11 25%
19. 12 33%
20. 13 42%
21. 14 First qtr
22. 15 61%
23. 16 71%
24. 17 80%
25. 18 87%
26. 19 94%
27. 20 98%
28. 21 Full
29. 22 99%
30. 23 95%
31. 24 89%
32. 25 80%
33. 26 70%
34. 27 59%
35. 28 Last qtr
36. 29 37%
37. 30 27%

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

Events in April 1951

1. Wed, Apr 45:09 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Apr 52:46 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

3. Fri, Apr 65:52 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sat, Apr 74:34 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Apr 78:45 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Apr 82:34 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

7. Mon, Apr 95:41 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

9. Thu, Apr 127:46 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Apr 147:56 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Apr 196:38 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Apr 199:37 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 206:41 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Apr 214:30 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

15. Mon, Apr 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.

16. Tue, Apr 2410:55 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

17. Sat, Apr 287:18 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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