March 1983

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 92%
11. 2 86%
12. 3 77%
13. 4 68%
14. 5 58%
15. 6 Last qtr
16. 7 39%
17. 8 30%
18. 9 22%
19. 10 15%
20. 11 9%
21. 12 4%
22. 13 1%
23. 14 New
24. 15 1%
25. 16 4%
26. 17 9%
27. 18 16%
28. 19 25%
29. 20 35%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 57%
32. 23 68%
33. 24 78%
34. 25 87%
35. 26 94%
36. 27 98%
37. 28 Full
38. 29 99%
39. 30 95%
40. 31 90%

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

Events in March 1983

1. Thu, Mar 32:12 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Mar 57:49 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Mar 58:06 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.

4. Sat, Mar 59:59 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Mar 68:16 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Mar 711:35 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Mar 9

   Apogee

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

8. Sun, Mar 1312:42 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Mar 1412:44 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Wed, Mar 165:00 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Mar 174:35 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Mar 2011:38 PM

    March equinox

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

13. Mon, Mar 219:26 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Fri, Mar 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

15. Sat, Mar 266:10 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

16. Mon, Mar 282:27 PM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

17. Wed, Mar 309:45 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

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