March 2003

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 2%
15. 2 New
16. 3 1%
17. 4 3%
18. 5 6%
19. 6 12%
20. 7 19%
21. 8 26%
22. 9 35%
23. 10 44%
24. 11 First qtr
25. 12 64%
26. 13 73%
27. 14 82%
28. 15 90%
29. 16 96%
30. 17 99%
31. 18 Full
32. 19 98%
33. 20 92%
34. 21 85%
35. 22 76%
36. 23 65%
37. 24 Last qtr
38. 25 43%
39. 26 33%
40. 27 24%
41. 28 16%
42. 29 9%
43. 30 4%
44. 31 1%

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

Events in March 2003

1. Sat, Mar 111:54 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Mar 17:58 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

3. Sat, Mar 19:30 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Mar 29:35 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Tue, Mar 44:15 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Mar 7

   Apogee

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

7. Tue, Mar 112:15 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Tue, Mar 116:24 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Mar 121:40 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Mar 148:30 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Mar 185:35 AM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

12. Wed, Mar 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.

13. Thu, Mar 208:00 PM

    March equinox

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

14. Fri, Mar 216:19 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Mon, Mar 248:51 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Tue, Mar 251:15 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Mar 277:14 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Mar 287:42 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Mar 296:17 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, Mar 297:21 AM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

21. Sat, Mar 298:36 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

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