April 1959

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 37%
12. 2 27%
13. 3 18%
14. 4 11%
15. 5 6%
16. 6 2%
17. 7 New
18. 8 0%
19. 9 2%
20. 10 6%
21. 11 11%
22. 12 18%
23. 13 26%
24. 14 34%
25. 15 44%
26. 16 First qtr
27. 17 64%
28. 18 74%
29. 19 83%
30. 20 91%
31. 21 97%
32. 22 100%
33. 23 Full
34. 24 97%
35. 25 91%
36. 26 83%
37. 27 73%
38. 28 63%
39. 29 Last qtr
40. 30 42%

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

Events in April 1959

1. Mon, Apr 63:14 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Apr 710:23 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

3. Tue, Apr 710:29 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Fri, Apr 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

5. Sat, Apr 113:57 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Apr 162:33 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Thu, Apr 2312:13 AM

   Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

8. Thu, Apr 235:31 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Apr 23

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

10. Fri, Apr 247:54 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 266:23 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Sun, Apr 269:49 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

13. Mon, Apr 279:09 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Apr 294:39 PM

    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.