March 1981

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 25%
9. 2 17%
10. 3 9%
11. 4 4%
12. 5 1%
13. 6 New
14. 7 2%
15. 8 7%
16. 9 15%
17. 10 24%
18. 11 35%
19. 12 First qtr
20. 13 57%
21. 14 68%
22. 15 77%
23. 16 85%
24. 17 92%
25. 18 96%
26. 19 99%
27. 20 Full
28. 21 99%
29. 22 96%
30. 23 91%
31. 24 85%
32. 25 78%
33. 26 70%
34. 27 61%
35. 28 Last qtr
36. 29 41%
37. 30 31%
38. 31 22%

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

Events in March 1981

1. Wed, Mar 410:22 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Mar 42:47 PM

   Jupiter and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Mar 52:54 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Mar 65:31 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, Mar 63:45 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Mar 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.

7. Thu, Mar 128:51 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sun, Mar 158:13 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Fri, Mar 2010:23 AM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

10. Fri, Mar 2012:02 PM

    March equinox

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

11. Fri, Mar 2010:22 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

12. Fri, Mar 2010:36 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Mar 2112:06 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Mar 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

15. Wed, Mar 2510:41 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Mar 2612:42 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

17. Thu, Mar 2611:38 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

18. Fri, Mar 2712:42 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Mar 282:34 PM

    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.