April 1966

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 81%
14. 2 89%
15. 3 95%
16. 4 99%
17. 5 Full
18. 6 98%
19. 7 93%
20. 8 87%
21. 9 79%
22. 10 70%
23. 11 60%
24. 12 Last qtr
25. 13 41%
26. 14 32%
27. 15 23%
28. 16 16%
29. 17 9%
30. 18 5%
31. 19 1%
32. 20 New
33. 21 1%
34. 22 4%
35. 23 8%
36. 24 15%
37. 25 24%
38. 26 34%
39. 27 First qtr
40. 28 56%
41. 29 67%
42. 30 78%

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

Events in April 1966

1. Sun, Apr 38:02 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Apr 39:19 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Apr 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.

4. Tue, Apr 56:13 AM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

5. Wed, Apr 68:20 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

6. Thu, Apr 74:47 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Apr 77:15 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Apr 1212:28 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Fri, Apr 15

   Apogee

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

10. Sun, Apr 175:18 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Apr 176:11 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

12. Mon, Apr 185:30 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Apr 186:24 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

14. Wed, Apr 203:35 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Wed, Apr 207:32 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Apr 253:25 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Apr 2711:49 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Fri, Apr 292:00 AM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

19. Sat, Apr 303:54 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

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