March 1949

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 3%
11. 2 7%
12. 3 13%
13. 4 20%
14. 5 28%
15. 6 37%
16. 7 First qtr
17. 8 57%
18. 9 68%
19. 10 77%
20. 11 86%
21. 12 93%
22. 13 98%
23. 14 Full
24. 15 99%
25. 16 95%
26. 17 88%
27. 18 79%
28. 19 69%
29. 20 59%
30. 21 Last qtr
31. 22 38%
32. 23 29%
33. 24 21%
34. 25 13%
35. 26 8%
36. 27 3%
37. 28 1%
38. 29 New
39. 30 1%
40. 31 4%

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

Events in March 1949

1. Tue, Mar 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

2. Mon, Mar 77:42 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Tue, Mar 81:01 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Mar 132:24 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Mar 142:03 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonSupermoon

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

6. Mon, Mar 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

7. Tue, Mar 1510:15 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Mar 175:50 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

9. Sun, Mar 205:48 PM

   March equinox

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

10. Mon, Mar 218:10 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Mon, Mar 2812:28 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Mar 28

    Apogee

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

13. Mon, Mar 2811:30 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Mar 294:30 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Mar 294:37 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.

16. Tue, Mar 2910:11 AM

    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.