April 1969

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 99%
11. 2 Full
12. 3 99%
13. 4 95%
14. 5 89%
15. 6 81%
16. 7 71%
17. 8 60%
18. 9 Last qtr
19. 10 37%
20. 11 27%
21. 12 18%
22. 13 10%
23. 14 5%
24. 15 1%
25. 16 New
26. 17 1%
27. 18 4%
28. 19 9%
29. 20 15%
30. 21 22%
31. 22 31%
32. 23 40%
33. 24 First qtr
34. 25 59%
35. 26 68%
36. 27 77%
37. 28 85%
38. 29 92%
39. 30 97%

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

Events in April 1969

1. Tue, Apr 12:33 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.

2. Tue, Apr 12:36 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Apr 15:46 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Apr 21:32 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

5. Wed, Apr 21:45 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

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

6. Sun, Apr 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,200 km.

7. Tue, Apr 810:04 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

8. Tue, Apr 85:48 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Wed, Apr 98:58 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sun, Apr 1312:41 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Apr 152:29 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Apr 161:16 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Wed, Apr 164:05 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Wed, Apr 164:36 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Apr 178:52 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Apr 182:49 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

17. Tue, Apr 22

    Apogee

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

18. Thu, Apr 242:45 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Mon, Apr 288:13 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

20. Mon, Apr 288:17 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

21. Tue, Apr 292:37 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

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