March 1999

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 100%
10. 2 New
11. 3 98%
12. 4 94%
13. 5 89%
14. 6 82%
15. 7 74%
16. 8 66%
17. 9 56%
18. 10 Last qtr
19. 11 37%
20. 12 28%
21. 13 19%
22. 14 12%
23. 15 6%
24. 16 2%
25. 17 New
26. 18 1%
27. 19 5%
28. 20 12%
29. 21 21%
30. 22 31%
31. 23 42%
32. 24 First qtr
33. 25 64%
34. 26 74%
35. 27 83%
36. 28 90%
37. 29 95%
38. 30 98%
39. 31 Full

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

Events in March 1999

1. Tue, Mar 21:59 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Mar 37:58 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Sat, Mar 611:17 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Mar 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

5. Wed, Mar 103:40 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Sat, Mar 135:12 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Mar 141:59 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Mar 171:48 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Thu, Mar 187:58 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Mar 192:07 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

11. Fri, Mar 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

12. Fri, Mar 199:04 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Mar 1911:17 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, Mar 1911:26 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Mar 208:46 PM

    March equinox

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

16. Wed, Mar 245:18 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, Mar 315:49 PM

    Full Moon Worm MoonBlue Moon

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

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