March 2017

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 12%
12. 2 20%
13. 3 30%
14. 4 41%
15. 5 First qtr
16. 6 64%
17. 7 74%
18. 8 83%
19. 9 91%
20. 10 96%
21. 11 99%
22. 12 Full
23. 13 99%
24. 14 96%
25. 15 91%
26. 16 84%
27. 17 77%
28. 18 69%
29. 19 60%
30. 20 Last qtr
31. 21 41%
32. 22 31%
33. 23 22%
34. 24 14%
35. 25 8%
36. 26 3%
37. 27 New
38. 28 1%
39. 29 3%
40. 30 9%
41. 31 17%

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

Events in March 2017

1. Wed, Mar 11:27 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Mar 14:20 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

3. Wed, Mar 14:48 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Mar 19:51 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

5. Fri, Mar 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,100 km.

6. Sat, Mar 46:13 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Mar 56:32 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Mon, Mar 67:14 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Sun, Mar 1210:54 AM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

10. Tue, Mar 145:51 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Mar 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

12. Mon, Mar 206:28 AM

    March equinox

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

13. Mon, Mar 206:37 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Mar 2011:58 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Sat, Mar 256:12 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

16. Sun, Mar 264:24 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Mar 2611:06 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Mar 2710:57 PM

    New Moon

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

19. Wed, Mar 291:15 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Mar 296:44 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

21. Thu, Mar 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

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