April 1964

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 81%
12. 2 73%
13. 3 65%
14. 4 55%
15. 5 Last qtr
16. 6 36%
17. 7 27%
18. 8 18%
19. 9 10%
20. 10 5%
21. 11 1%
22. 12 New
23. 13 2%
24. 14 7%
25. 15 14%
26. 16 23%
27. 17 34%
28. 18 First qtr
29. 19 56%
30. 20 67%
31. 21 76%
32. 22 84%
33. 23 91%
34. 24 96%
35. 25 99%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 99%
38. 28 97%
39. 29 92%
40. 30 87%

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

Events in April 1964

1. Thu, Apr 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

2. Sun, Apr 512:45 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Tue, Apr 71:08 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Wed, Apr 84:39 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Apr 104:07 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

6. Sat, Apr 1111:15 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Apr 127:37 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Apr 127:54 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Apr 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,000 km.

10. Sat, Apr 1811:09 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Tue, Apr 215:30 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Apr 229:21 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

13. Sun, Apr 261:50 PM

    Full Moon Pink Moon

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

14. Mon, Apr 276:03 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Mon, Apr 2710:05 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Apr 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

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