March 1941

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 12%
15. 2 18%
16. 3 26%
17. 4 35%
18. 5 44%
19. 6 First qtr
20. 7 64%
21. 8 73%
22. 9 82%
23. 10 90%
24. 11 96%
25. 12 99%
26. 13 Full
27. 14 98%
28. 15 93%
29. 16 86%
30. 17 76%
31. 18 66%
32. 19 Last qtr
33. 20 44%
34. 21 33%
35. 22 24%
36. 23 16%
37. 24 9%
38. 25 4%
39. 26 1%
40. 27 New
41. 28 1%
42. 29 3%
43. 30 7%
44. 31 13%

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

Events in March 1941

1. Sun, Mar 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

2. Mon, Mar 34:27 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Mar 36:46 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.

4. Mon, Mar 37:08 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Mar 43:43 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Mar 45:21 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Mar 62:43 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Mar 136:47 AM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

9. Thu, Mar 136:55 AM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

10. Thu, Mar 131:05 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Mar 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.

12. Mon, Mar 172:26 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

13. Wed, Mar 199:51 PM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Thu, Mar 207:20 PM

    March equinox

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

15. Tue, Mar 253:11 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Mar 2510:08 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

17. Thu, Mar 272:19 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Mar 273:07 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

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

19. Thu, Mar 273:14 PM

    New Moon

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

20. Sun, Mar 30

    Apogee

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

21. Sun, Mar 305:00 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

22. Sun, Mar 306:45 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

23. Mon, Mar 3112:57 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

24. Mon, Mar 3112:31 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

25. Mon, Mar 312:17 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

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