April 1960

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 27%
14. 2 35%
15. 3 45%
16. 4 First qtr
17. 5 64%
18. 6 73%
19. 7 81%
20. 8 88%
21. 9 94%
22. 10 98%
23. 11 Full
24. 12 99%
25. 13 95%
26. 14 89%
27. 15 81%
28. 16 71%
29. 17 60%
30. 18 Last qtr
31. 19 37%
32. 20 27%
33. 21 18%
34. 22 10%
35. 23 5%
36. 24 2%
37. 25 New
38. 26 1%
39. 27 3%
40. 28 7%
41. 29 13%
42. 30 20%

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

Events in April 1960

1. Sat, Apr 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

2. Mon, Apr 42:05 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Wed, Apr 66:23 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Apr 77:51 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Mon, Apr 113:27 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

6. Tue, Apr 126:38 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.

8. Sat, Apr 161:59 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Apr 172:42 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Apr 187:57 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Thu, Apr 216:14 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Apr 236:42 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Apr 249:08 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Apr 249:18 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Apr 255:44 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Wed, Apr 279:18 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

17. Sat, Apr 30

    Apogee

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

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