March 1950

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 90%
12. 2 96%
13. 3 99%
14. 4 Full
15. 5 98%
16. 6 93%
17. 7 86%
18. 8 76%
19. 9 66%
20. 10 Last qtr
21. 11 43%
22. 12 33%
23. 13 23%
24. 14 15%
25. 15 8%
26. 16 4%
27. 17 1%
28. 18 New
29. 19 1%
30. 20 4%
31. 21 8%
32. 22 14%
33. 23 22%
34. 24 30%
35. 25 39%
36. 26 First qtr
37. 27 59%
38. 28 69%
39. 29 78%
40. 30 87%
41. 31 93%

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

Events in March 1950

1. Wed, Mar 15:34 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Mar 37:10 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.

3. Sat, Mar 45:34 AM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

4. Sat, Mar 410:27 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Mar 510:00 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Mar 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.

7. Mon, Mar 612:20 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Mar 611:34 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

9. Fri, Mar 109:38 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Wed, Mar 155:08 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Mar 171:48 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Mar 1810:20 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Sat, Mar 1810:31 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

14. Mon, Mar 2011:34 PM

    March equinox

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

15. Wed, Mar 22

    Apogee

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

16. Thu, Mar 2312:35 AM

    Mars at opposition

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

17. Sun, Mar 266:21 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Mar 263:10 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Mon, Mar 279:13 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

20. Fri, Mar 315:48 PM

    Moon and Saturn 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.