March 1990

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 24%
13. 2 35%
14. 3 First qtr
15. 4 57%
16. 5 68%
17. 6 78%
18. 7 86%
19. 8 92%
20. 9 97%
21. 10 99%
22. 11 Full
23. 12 98%
24. 13 95%
25. 14 90%
26. 15 84%
27. 16 76%
28. 17 68%
29. 18 59%
30. 19 Last qtr
31. 20 39%
32. 21 30%
33. 22 21%
34. 23 13%
35. 24 6%
36. 25 2%
37. 26 New
38. 27 1%
39. 28 5%
40. 29 12%
41. 30 21%
42. 31 31%

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

Events in March 1990

1. Sat, Mar 39:05 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Mon, Mar 53:39 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Mar 115:59 AM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

4. Fri, Mar 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

5. Sun, Mar 189:23 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Mon, Mar 199:31 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Tue, Mar 206:16 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Mar 203:07 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

9. Tue, Mar 204:01 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Mar 204:19 PM

    March equinox

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

11. Wed, Mar 219:53 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Mar 2212:36 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Mar 232:55 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Mar 262:48 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Tue, Mar 275:25 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Mar 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.

17. Fri, Mar 301:44 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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