April 1961

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 Full
15. 2 98%
16. 3 93%
17. 4 87%
18. 5 79%
19. 6 69%
20. 7 58%
21. 8 Last qtr
22. 9 36%
23. 10 25%
24. 11 16%
25. 12 8%
26. 13 3%
27. 14 0%
28. 15 New
29. 16 3%
30. 17 7%
31. 18 14%
32. 19 21%
33. 20 30%
34. 21 39%
35. 22 First qtr
36. 23 58%
37. 24 67%
38. 25 75%
39. 26 83%
40. 27 90%
41. 28 95%
42. 29 99%
43. 30 Full

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

Events in April 1961

1. Sat, Apr 112:47 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

2. Mon, Apr 36:59 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Apr 85:16 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sat, Apr 811:31 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Apr 91:39 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Apr 97:44 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Apr 106:45 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

8. Tue, Apr 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.

9. Thu, Apr 133:50 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Apr 1512:38 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Sat, Apr 224:49 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sun, Apr 23

    Apogee

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

13. Mon, Apr 247:41 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Apr 309:00 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

15. Sun, Apr 302:15 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Apr 302:41 PM

    Full Moon Pink MoonBlue Moon

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

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