March 1939

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 78%
12. 2 87%
13. 3 94%
14. 4 98%
15. 5 Full
16. 6 99%
17. 7 95%
18. 8 88%
19. 9 81%
20. 10 71%
21. 11 62%
22. 12 Last qtr
23. 13 42%
24. 14 33%
25. 15 25%
26. 16 17%
27. 17 11%
28. 18 5%
29. 19 2%
30. 20 New
31. 21 0%
32. 22 3%
33. 23 7%
34. 24 13%
35. 25 21%
36. 26 31%
37. 27 41%
38. 28 First qtr
39. 29 64%
40. 30 74%
41. 31 84%

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

Events in March 1939

1. Sat, Mar 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.

2. Sun, Mar 51:00 PM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

3. Mon, Mar 61:40 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Mar 67:22 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

5. Sun, Mar 124:37 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Mar 1312:31 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Mar 135:31 AM

   Neptune at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

8. Thu, Mar 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

9. Thu, Mar 168:35 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

10. Fri, Mar 171:20 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Mar 1910:52 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Mar 208:49 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Tue, Mar 217:28 AM

    March equinox

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

14. Wed, Mar 222:48 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.

15. Wed, Mar 226:59 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Mar 229:12 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Mar 2411:33 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Mar 287:16 AM

    First Quarter

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

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