April 1954

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 5%
13. 2 1%
14. 3 New
15. 4 2%
16. 5 7%
17. 6 15%
18. 7 24%
19. 8 34%
20. 9 45%
21. 10 First qtr
22. 11 65%
23. 12 74%
24. 13 82%
25. 14 89%
26. 15 94%
27. 16 98%
28. 17 100%
29. 18 Full
30. 19 98%
31. 20 94%
32. 21 89%
33. 22 83%
34. 23 75%
35. 24 65%
36. 25 56%
37. 26 Last qtr
38. 27 34%
39. 28 24%
40. 29 15%
41. 30 7%

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

Events in April 1954

1. Sat, Apr 37:25 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Sat, Apr 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

3. Wed, Apr 79:16 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Apr 910:46 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Apr 1012:06 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Wed, Apr 1411:49 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

7. Sat, Apr 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

8. Sun, Apr 1812:49 AM

   Full Moon Pink MoonMicromoon

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

9. Fri, Apr 2312:21 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Apr 2612:57 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Mon, Apr 263:54 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

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