Moon calendar
April 1963
- 1 56%
- 2 66%
- 3 76%
- 4 84%
- 5 90%
- 6 95%
- 7 98%
- 8 Full
- 9 99%
- 10 97%
- 11 94%
- 12 88%
- 13 81%
- 14 73%
- 15 64%
- 16 Last qtr
- 17 44%
- 18 33%
- 19 23%
- 20 14%
- 21 7%
- 22 2%
- 23 New
- 24 1%
- 25 5%
- 26 12%
- 27 20%
- 28 30%
- 29 40%
- 30 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in April 1963
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11:03 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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10:34 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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7:57 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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1:23 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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9:53 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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7:09 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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6:19 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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4:54 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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6:10 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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3:29 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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9:11 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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6:25 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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11:08 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:47 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.