April 1955

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 70%
14. 2 79%
15. 3 87%
16. 4 93%
17. 5 97%
18. 6 99%
19. 7 Full
20. 8 98%
21. 9 94%
22. 10 89%
23. 11 83%
24. 12 75%
25. 13 67%
26. 14 57%
27. 15 Last qtr
28. 16 38%
29. 17 28%
30. 18 19%
31. 19 11%
32. 20 5%
33. 21 1%
34. 22 New
35. 23 2%
36. 24 7%
37. 25 14%
38. 26 23%
39. 27 33%
40. 28 44%
41. 29 First qtr
42. 30 66%

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

Events in April 1955

1. Thu, Apr 71:35 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

2. Mon, Apr 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

3. Fri, Apr 156:01 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Apr 1710:57 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

5. Fri, Apr 226:44 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Apr 228:06 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Fri, Apr 2211:20 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Sat, Apr 23

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.

9. Sun, Apr 249:39 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Apr 279:14 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 2710:29 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.

12. Wed, Apr 2711:33 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 2912:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

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