March 1973

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 12%
13. 2 6%
14. 3 2%
15. 4 New
16. 5 1%
17. 6 4%
18. 7 9%
19. 8 17%
20. 9 26%
21. 10 37%
22. 11 First qtr
23. 12 59%
24. 13 70%
25. 14 80%
26. 15 88%
27. 16 94%
28. 17 98%
29. 18 Full
30. 19 99%
31. 20 97%
32. 21 92%
33. 22 86%
34. 23 79%
35. 24 71%
36. 25 62%
37. 26 Last qtr
38. 27 43%
39. 28 34%
40. 29 25%
41. 30 17%
42. 31 10%

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

Events in March 1973

1. Thu, Mar 111:55 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Mar 47:08 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Mon, Mar 57:53 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Mar 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

5. Sun, Mar 114:39 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Mar 114:26 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Tue, Mar 133:08 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

8. Fri, Mar 165:55 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Mar 186:34 PM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

10. Tue, Mar 201:12 PM

    March equinox

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

11. Sat, Mar 248:18 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Mar 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

13. Mon, Mar 266:46 PM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Wed, Mar 289:16 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Mar 294:58 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

16. Thu, Mar 296:52 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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