March 1904

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 Full
11. 2 99%
12. 3 96%
13. 4 90%
14. 5 83%
15. 6 74%
16. 7 64%
17. 8 Last qtr
18. 9 43%
19. 10 34%
20. 11 25%
21. 12 17%
22. 13 11%
23. 14 6%
24. 15 2%
25. 16 0%
26. 17 New
27. 18 2%
28. 19 6%
29. 20 11%
30. 21 19%
31. 22 27%
32. 23 37%
33. 24 First qtr
34. 25 59%
35. 26 70%
36. 27 80%
37. 28 89%
38. 29 95%
39. 30 99%
40. 31 Full

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

Events in March 1904

1. Tue, Mar 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

2. Tue, Mar 19:48 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonSupermoon

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

3. Tue, Mar 110:02 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

4. Mon, Mar 78:26 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Mar 88:01 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Sun, Mar 134:04 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Mar 136:59 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

8. Mon, Mar 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

9. Mon, Mar 146:50 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Mar 163:12 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Mar 1712:39 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Thu, Mar 1712:40 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

13. Thu, Mar 174:11 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Mar 183:34 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Mar 207:58 PM

    March equinox

    Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.

16. Thu, Mar 243:27 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Mar 244:37 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Sat, Mar 264:05 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

19. Sat, Mar 269:32 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Mar 274:50 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

21. Tue, Mar 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

22. Thu, Mar 317:32 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

23. Thu, Mar 317:44 AM

    Full Moon Worm MoonBlue Moon

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

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