March 2021

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 92%
10. 2 85%
11. 3 76%
12. 4 65%
13. 5 Last qtr
14. 6 43%
15. 7 32%
16. 8 23%
17. 9 14%
18. 10 8%
19. 11 3%
20. 12 1%
21. 13 New
22. 14 2%
23. 15 5%
24. 16 10%
25. 17 16%
26. 18 24%
27. 19 32%
28. 20 41%
29. 21 First qtr
30. 22 60%
31. 23 70%
32. 24 79%
33. 25 87%
34. 26 94%
35. 27 98%
36. 28 Full
37. 29 99%
38. 30 95%
39. 31 88%

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

Events in March 2021

1. Tue, Mar 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

2. Thu, Mar 410:25 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Mar 58:30 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sat, Mar 66:23 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

5. Tue, Mar 97:45 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Mar 1012:58 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Mar 103:33 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

8. Wed, Mar 107:08 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

9. Wed, Mar 1010:32 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Mar 1210:29 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Mar 1312:52 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Mar 1312:56 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

13. Sat, Mar 135:21 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Sat, Mar 1311:12 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Mar 1611:37 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Mar 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

17. Fri, Mar 192:25 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Mar 205:37 AM

    March equinox

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

19. Sun, Mar 2110:41 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Fri, Mar 262:21 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

21. Sun, Mar 282:48 PM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

22. Mon, Mar 2911:27 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

23. Tue, Mar 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.

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