Moon calendar
March 2019
- 1 20%
- 2 13%
- 3 8%
- 4 3%
- 5 1%
- 6 New
- 7 1%
- 8 4%
- 9 9%
- 10 15%
- 11 23%
- 12 32%
- 13 42%
- 14 First qtr
- 15 64%
- 16 74%
- 17 84%
- 18 92%
- 19 97%
- 20 Full
- 21 99%
- 22 96%
- 23 91%
- 24 83%
- 25 74%
- 26 65%
- 27 55%
- 28 Last qtr
- 29 36%
- 30 27%
- 31 19%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in March 2019
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1:23 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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5:03 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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11:04 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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11:48 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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8:07 PM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:31 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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6:27 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:41 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
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5:58 PM
March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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9:43 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:16 PM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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10:36 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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12:10 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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12:59 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.