April 1957

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 2%
10. 2 5%
11. 3 11%
12. 4 18%
13. 5 27%
14. 6 37%
15. 7 First qtr
16. 8 60%
17. 9 71%
18. 10 81%
19. 11 89%
20. 12 95%
21. 13 99%
22. 14 Full
23. 15 98%
24. 16 94%
25. 17 88%
26. 18 80%
27. 19 71%
28. 20 62%
29. 21 Last qtr
30. 22 43%
31. 23 34%
32. 24 25%
33. 25 17%
34. 26 11%
35. 27 5%
36. 28 2%
37. 29 New
38. 30 0%

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

Events in April 1957

1. Mon, Apr 15:25 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Apr 411:31 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Apr 73:33 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Thu, Apr 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

5. Sun, Apr 147:09 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

6. Sun, Apr 148:02 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

7. Sun, Apr 147:07 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Apr 154:08 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Wed, Apr 179:44 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Apr 219:46 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

11. Sun, Apr 216:01 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Tue, Apr 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

13. Mon, Apr 297:54 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Mon, Apr 298:04 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

15. Tue, Apr 304:10 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Apr 3012:12 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, Apr 301:12 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

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