April 1968

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 13%
10. 2 19%
11. 3 27%
12. 4 36%
13. 5 First qtr
14. 6 56%
15. 7 66%
16. 8 75%
17. 9 84%
18. 10 91%
19. 11 97%
20. 12 Full
21. 13 100%
22. 14 97%
23. 15 91%
24. 16 83%
25. 17 73%
26. 18 62%
27. 19 Last qtr
28. 20 41%
29. 21 31%
30. 22 22%
31. 23 14%
32. 24 8%
33. 25 3%
34. 26 1%
35. 27 New
36. 28 1%
37. 29 4%
38. 30 8%

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

Events in April 1968

1. Mon, Apr 111:02 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Apr 1

   Apogee

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

3. Thu, Apr 49:09 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

4. Fri, Apr 510:28 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Tue, Apr 912:08 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Apr 113:38 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Apr 1211:47 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

8. Fri, Apr 1211:52 PM

   Full Moon Pink MoonSupermoon

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

9. Sun, Apr 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.

10. Mon, Apr 153:52 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Apr 1510:41 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Apr 1511:04 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

13. Fri, Apr 192:35 PM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Tue, Apr 2312:31 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Apr 245:23 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

16. Thu, Apr 257:12 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Apr 257:38 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

18. Fri, Apr 262:04 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Apr 2710:21 AM

    New Moon

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

20. Sat, Apr 276:10 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Apr 287:21 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

22. Mon, Apr 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

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