March 2008

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 35%
15. 2 26%
16. 3 18%
17. 4 11%
18. 5 5%
19. 6 1%
20. 7 New
21. 8 1%
22. 9 5%
23. 10 12%
24. 11 20%
25. 12 30%
26. 13 41%
27. 14 First qtr
28. 15 64%
29. 16 74%
30. 17 83%
31. 18 90%
32. 19 95%
33. 20 99%
34. 21 Full
35. 22 99%
36. 23 96%
37. 24 92%
38. 25 86%
39. 26 79%
40. 27 71%
41. 28 62%
42. 29 Last qtr
43. 30 43%
44. 31 33%

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

Events in March 2008

1. Sun, Mar 28:43 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Mar 36:12 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

3. Wed, Mar 59:07 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Mar 52:10 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Mar 54:46 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Mar 54:47 PM

   Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

7. Thu, Mar 67:07 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Mar 68:30 PM

   Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

9. Fri, Mar 712:14 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Fri, Mar 72:04 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Mar 83:20 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

12. Sun, Mar 94:58 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Mar 10

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,300 km.

14. Fri, Mar 146:46 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Fri, Mar 1411:02 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Mar 199:32 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Mar 201:48 AM

    March equinox

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

18. Fri, Mar 212:40 PM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

19. Mon, Mar 249:29 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Mar 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

21. Thu, Mar 273:17 PM

    Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.

22. Thu, Mar 274:07 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

23. Fri, Mar 286:58 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

24. Sat, Mar 295:48 PM

    Last Quarter

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

25. Sun, Mar 302:14 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

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