March 1957

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 New
14. 2 1%
15. 3 4%
16. 4 8%
17. 5 15%
18. 6 22%
19. 7 32%
20. 8 42%
21. 9 First qtr
22. 10 63%
23. 11 74%
24. 12 84%
25. 13 91%
26. 14 97%
27. 15 Full
28. 16 99%
29. 17 96%
30. 18 91%
31. 19 83%
32. 20 74%
33. 21 65%
34. 22 55%
35. 23 Last qtr
36. 24 36%
37. 25 27%
38. 26 19%
39. 27 12%
40. 28 7%
41. 29 3%
42. 30 1%
43. 31 New

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

Events in March 1957

1. Fri, Mar 111:13 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Thu, Mar 79:03 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Mar 96:50 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sun, Mar 108:36 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Mar 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

6. Fri, Mar 159:22 PM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

7. Sun, Mar 1712:51 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

8. Mon, Mar 189:46 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Mar 201:05 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Wed, Mar 204:16 PM

    March equinox

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

11. Thu, Mar 211:25 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Mar 2312:05 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Tue, Mar 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

14. Sat, Mar 308:24 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Mar 314:19 AM

    New Moon Black 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.