March 2004

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 73%
10. 2 82%
11. 3 89%
12. 4 94%
13. 5 98%
14. 6 Full
15. 7 99%
16. 8 96%
17. 9 91%
18. 10 83%
19. 11 74%
20. 12 63%
21. 13 Last qtr
22. 14 41%
23. 15 30%
24. 16 20%
25. 17 12%
26. 18 6%
27. 19 2%
28. 20 New
29. 21 1%
30. 22 3%
31. 23 8%
32. 24 14%
33. 25 21%
34. 26 29%
35. 27 38%
36. 28 First qtr
37. 29 57%
38. 30 66%
39. 31 75%

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

Events in March 2004

1. Mon, Mar 15:52 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Mar 38:29 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Wed, Mar 311:55 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

4. Sat, Mar 612:45 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Mar 66:14 PM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

6. Thu, Mar 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.

7. Sat, Mar 134:01 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Thu, Mar 185:56 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Mar 201:48 AM

   March equinox

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

10. Sat, Mar 205:42 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Mon, Mar 222:49 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Mar 245:29 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Mar 256:36 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Mar 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

15. Sun, Mar 282:54 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Mar 286:48 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Mon, Mar 297:29 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

18. Mon, Mar 2911:36 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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