April 1962

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 14%
9. 2 7%
10. 3 2%
11. 4 New
12. 5 1%
13. 6 5%
14. 7 12%
15. 8 20%
16. 9 29%
17. 10 39%
18. 11 First qtr
19. 12 59%
20. 13 68%
21. 14 76%
22. 15 84%
23. 16 90%
24. 17 95%
25. 18 98%
26. 19 Full
27. 20 99%
28. 21 97%
29. 22 93%
30. 23 87%
31. 24 79%
32. 25 70%
33. 26 59%
34. 27 Last qtr
35. 28 37%
36. 29 27%
37. 30 17%

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

Events in April 1962

1. Sun, Apr 16:09 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Apr 27:01 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Apr 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.

4. Tue, Apr 36:11 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Apr 42:45 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Thu, Apr 57:31 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Apr 112:50 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sat, Apr 1412:57 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Apr 159:14 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Mon, Apr 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

11. Thu, Apr 197:33 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

12. Fri, Apr 208:49 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 277:59 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Fri, Apr 273:10 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Apr 2912:02 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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