Moon calendar
March 1922
- 1 7%
- 2 13%
- 3 21%
- 4 29%
- 5 39%
- 6 First qtr
- 7 60%
- 8 70%
- 9 80%
- 10 89%
- 11 95%
- 12 99%
- 13 Full
- 14 98%
- 15 93%
- 16 86%
- 17 77%
- 18 67%
- 19 57%
- 20 Last qtr
- 21 37%
- 22 28%
- 23 20%
- 24 13%
- 25 7%
- 26 3%
- 27 1%
- 28 New
- 29 1%
- 30 4%
- 31 9%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in March 1922
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2:21 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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5:23 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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2:08 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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6:14 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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6:28 AM
Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
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2:53 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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9:08 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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10:22 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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3:43 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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4:48 AM
March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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11:35 AM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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2:45 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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3:20 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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3:42 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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7:41 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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8:03 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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8:05 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.
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9:59 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.