March 1909

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 75%
10. 2 83%
11. 3 90%
12. 4 95%
13. 5 98%
14. 6 Full
15. 7 100%
16. 8 98%
17. 9 94%
18. 10 89%
19. 11 82%
20. 12 74%
21. 13 65%
22. 14 Last qtr
23. 15 44%
24. 16 34%
25. 17 23%
26. 18 14%
27. 19 7%
28. 20 2%
29. 21 New
30. 22 1%
31. 23 5%
32. 24 12%
33. 25 20%
34. 26 30%
35. 27 40%
36. 28 First qtr
37. 29 60%
38. 30 69%
39. 31 78%

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

Events in March 1909

1. Mon, Mar 17:04 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Mar 67:36 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Mar 69:56 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonMicromoon

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

4. Sun, Mar 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

5. Tue, Mar 91:48 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

6. Sun, Mar 1410:41 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Mar 1610:19 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Mar 169:19 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

9. Tue, Mar 169:50 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Mar 198:32 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Mar 2010:36 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Mar 211:13 AM

    March equinox

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

13. Sun, Mar 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

14. Sun, Mar 213:11 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Mon, Mar 228:26 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Mar 265:35 PM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Mar 2811:49 AM

    First Quarter

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

18. Mon, Mar 291:05 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

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