March 2006

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 4%
12. 2 10%
13. 3 19%
14. 4 28%
15. 5 38%
16. 6 First qtr
17. 7 59%
18. 8 68%
19. 9 77%
20. 10 84%
21. 11 91%
22. 12 95%
23. 13 99%
24. 14 Full
25. 15 100%
26. 16 97%
27. 17 93%
28. 18 88%
29. 19 80%
30. 20 72%
31. 21 62%
32. 22 Last qtr
33. 23 40%
34. 24 29%
35. 25 19%
36. 26 11%
37. 27 4%
38. 28 1%
39. 29 New
40. 30 2%
41. 31 7%

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

Events in March 2006

1. Wed, Mar 16:02 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, Mar 612:54 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Mar 63:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Fri, Mar 102:40 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Mar 119:37 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Sun, Mar 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

7. Tue, Mar 146:36 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonMicromoon

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

8. Tue, Mar 146:47 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

9. Sun, Mar 195:55 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Mar 201:25 PM

    March equinox

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

11. Wed, Mar 222:11 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Sat, Mar 251:52 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

13. Sat, Mar 259:39 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Mar 2510:07 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, Mar 261:34 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Mar 2711:05 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Mar 271:02 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Mar 271:22 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.

19. Tue, Mar 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

20. Wed, Mar 295:11 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

21. Wed, Mar 295:15 AM

    New Moon

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

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