Moon calendar
March 1938
- 1 0%
- 2 New
- 3 3%
- 4 7%
- 5 14%
- 6 22%
- 7 32%
- 8 43%
- 9 First qtr
- 10 65%
- 11 76%
- 12 85%
- 13 92%
- 14 97%
- 15 100%
- 16 Full
- 17 97%
- 18 93%
- 19 87%
- 20 80%
- 21 72%
- 22 63%
- 23 Last qtr
- 24 44%
- 25 35%
- 26 26%
- 27 18%
- 28 11%
- 29 5%
- 30 2%
- 31 New
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in March 1938
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12:40 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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7:51 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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11:06 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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6:47 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:35 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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7:07 PM
Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.
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12:15 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:46 AM
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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12:43 AM
Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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3:03 AM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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6:12 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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1:42 AM
March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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8:06 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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8:52 AM
Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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2:40 AM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:52 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.