March 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 98%
12. 2 94%
13. 3 88%
14. 4 82%
15. 5 74%
16. 6 65%
17. 7 56%
18. 8 Last qtr
19. 9 36%
20. 10 27%
21. 11 18%
22. 12 10%
23. 13 4%
24. 14 1%
25. 15 New
26. 16 2%
27. 17 7%
28. 18 15%
29. 19 24%
30. 20 35%
31. 21 First qtr
32. 22 57%
33. 23 67%
34. 24 76%
35. 25 84%
36. 26 91%
37. 27 96%
38. 28 99%
39. 29 Full
40. 30 99%
41. 31 97%

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

Events in March 1972

1. Sat, Mar 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

2. Wed, Mar 82:06 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Thu, Mar 911:41 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Mar 144:54 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

5. Wed, Mar 156:35 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Thu, Mar 161:11 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Mar 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.

8. Sat, Mar 1811:07 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Mar 196:53 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Mar 195:14 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Mar 207:21 AM

    March equinox

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

12. Tue, Mar 219:12 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Wed, Mar 293:06 PM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

14. Fri, Mar 313:00 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Mar 316:52 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

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