March 2014

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 New
15. 2 3%
16. 3 8%
17. 4 15%
18. 5 23%
19. 6 32%
20. 7 42%
21. 8 First qtr
22. 9 61%
23. 10 70%
24. 11 78%
25. 12 85%
26. 13 91%
27. 14 96%
28. 15 99%
29. 16 Full
30. 17 99%
31. 18 96%
32. 19 91%
33. 20 84%
34. 21 76%
35. 22 66%
36. 23 Last qtr
37. 24 43%
38. 25 32%
39. 26 22%
40. 27 13%
41. 28 6%
42. 29 2%
43. 30 New
44. 31 1%

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

Events in March 2014

1. Sat, Mar 13:00 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Mon, Mar 34:50 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Mar 88:27 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Tue, Mar 11

   Apogee

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

5. Fri, Mar 142:34 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

6. Sun, Mar 161:09 PM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

7. Tue, Mar 189:06 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Mar 2012:56 PM

   March equinox

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

9. Thu, Mar 2011:11 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Mar 223:36 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

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

11. Sat, Mar 224:20 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Mar 239:46 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Thu, Mar 273:52 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Mar 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.

15. Fri, Mar 286:27 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Mar 302:45 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

17. Sun, Mar 306:45 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

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