March 2007

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 95%
13. 2 98%
14. 3 Full
15. 4 100%
16. 5 97%
17. 6 93%
18. 7 88%
19. 8 81%
20. 9 73%
21. 10 64%
22. 11 Last qtr
23. 12 45%
24. 13 35%
25. 14 25%
26. 15 16%
27. 16 9%
28. 17 3%
29. 18 New
30. 19 0%
31. 20 4%
32. 21 10%
33. 22 18%
34. 23 28%
35. 24 38%
36. 25 First qtr
37. 26 60%
38. 27 69%
39. 28 78%
40. 29 86%
41. 30 92%
42. 31 96%

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

Events in March 2007

1. Thu, Mar 19:11 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Mar 36:17 PM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

3. Sat, Mar 36:20 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Mon, Mar 510:40 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

5. Tue, Mar 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

6. Sun, Mar 1111:54 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Thu, Mar 1510:25 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Mar 1610:14 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

9. Fri, Mar 1610:19 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Mar 1610:45 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, Mar 1611:56 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Mar 182:26 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Mar 1810:31 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

14. Sun, Mar 1810:43 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Mon, Mar 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

16. Tue, Mar 208:07 PM

    March equinox

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

17. Wed, Mar 218:11 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Mar 219:53 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

19. Sun, Mar 251:47 PM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Mar 252:16 PM

    First Quarter

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

21. Thu, Mar 2912:54 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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