March 1970

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 43%
9. 2 32%
10. 3 22%
11. 4 13%
12. 5 6%
13. 6 2%
14. 7 New
15. 8 1%
16. 9 5%
17. 10 12%
18. 11 20%
19. 12 29%
20. 13 39%
21. 14 First qtr
22. 15 58%
23. 16 67%
24. 17 76%
25. 18 83%
26. 19 90%
27. 20 95%
28. 21 98%
29. 22 Full
30. 23 100%
31. 24 97%
32. 25 93%
33. 26 87%
34. 27 79%
35. 28 69%
36. 29 59%
37. 30 Last qtr
38. 31 36%

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

Events in March 1970

1. Fri, Mar 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.

2. Fri, Mar 612:09 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Mar 712:37 PM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

4. Sat, Mar 712:43 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Sun, Mar 86:44 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Mar 105:33 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Mar 1010:12 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

8. Sat, Mar 144:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sun, Mar 153:56 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Mar 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

11. Fri, Mar 207:56 PM

    March equinox

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

12. Sun, Mar 228:53 PM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

13. Mon, Mar 236:23 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Mar 239:45 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Fri, Mar 273:22 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

16. Mon, Mar 306:05 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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