March 1971

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 25%
10. 2 35%
11. 3 First qtr
12. 4 57%
13. 5 67%
14. 6 76%
15. 7 84%
16. 8 90%
17. 9 95%
18. 10 98%
19. 11 Full
20. 12 100%
21. 13 98%
22. 14 94%
23. 15 89%
24. 16 82%
25. 17 74%
26. 18 64%
27. 19 Last qtr
28. 20 44%
29. 21 33%
30. 22 23%
31. 23 14%
32. 24 7%
33. 25 2%
34. 26 New
35. 27 1%
36. 28 6%
37. 29 12%
38. 30 21%
39. 31 30%

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

Events in March 1971

1. Wed, Mar 39:01 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Sat, Mar 61:48 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Thu, Mar 119:34 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonMicromoon

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

4. Thu, Mar 11

   Apogee

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

5. Sat, Mar 135:02 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Mar 179:50 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

7. Fri, Mar 199:30 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sat, Mar 208:30 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Mar 211:38 AM

   March equinox

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

10. Tue, Mar 237:25 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Mar 26

    Perigee

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

12. Fri, Mar 262:23 PM

    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 278:53 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

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