April 1956

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 65%
9. 2 56%
10. 3 Last qtr
11. 4 37%
12. 5 28%
13. 6 20%
14. 7 13%
15. 8 7%
16. 9 2%
17. 10 New
18. 11 1%
19. 12 3%
20. 13 8%
21. 14 16%
22. 15 25%
23. 16 36%
24. 17 First qtr
25. 18 58%
26. 19 69%
27. 20 79%
28. 21 87%
29. 22 94%
30. 23 98%
31. 24 Full
32. 25 100%
33. 26 97%
34. 27 93%
35. 28 87%
36. 29 81%
37. 30 73%

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

Events in April 1956

1. Tue, Apr 33:06 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Tue, Apr 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

3. Tue, Apr 310:19 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Apr 510:40 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

5. Tue, Apr 109:39 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Wed, Apr 118:56 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 121:40 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Sat, Apr 149:59 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Apr 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

10. Tue, Apr 176:28 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Tue, Apr 177:05 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Apr 1810:12 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

13. Tue, Apr 248:41 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

14. Thu, Apr 2610:42 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

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