March 1966

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 64%
11. 2 74%
12. 3 84%
13. 4 92%
14. 5 97%
15. 6 Full
16. 7 99%
17. 8 96%
18. 9 90%
19. 10 82%
20. 11 73%
21. 12 63%
22. 13 Last qtr
23. 14 43%
24. 15 34%
25. 16 25%
26. 17 17%
27. 18 11%
28. 19 6%
29. 20 2%
30. 21 New
31. 22 0%
32. 23 2%
33. 24 6%
34. 25 12%
35. 26 19%
36. 27 28%
37. 28 38%
38. 29 First qtr
39. 30 60%
40. 31 70%

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

Events in March 1966

1. Tue, Mar 13:04 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Mar 411:18 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Sun, Mar 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

4. Sun, Mar 68:45 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonSupermoon

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

5. Sun, Mar 611:16 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Mar 89:46 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

7. Thu, Mar 104:53 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

8. Fri, Mar 1110:03 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Mar 137:19 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Tue, Mar 151:07 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Mar 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

12. Sun, Mar 208:52 PM

    March equinox

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

13. Mon, Mar 213:55 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Mar 218:31 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

15. Mon, Mar 2111:46 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Tue, Mar 226:06 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Mar 281:34 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Mar 293:43 PM

    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.