March 2043

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 72%
9. 2 63%
10. 3 Last qtr
11. 4 44%
12. 5 34%
13. 6 25%
14. 7 16%
15. 8 10%
16. 9 4%
17. 10 1%
18. 11 New
19. 12 2%
20. 13 7%
21. 14 15%
22. 15 24%
23. 16 35%
24. 17 First qtr
25. 18 57%
26. 19 68%
27. 20 77%
28. 21 85%
29. 22 92%
30. 23 96%
31. 24 99%
32. 25 Full
33. 26 99%
34. 27 96%
35. 28 92%
36. 29 86%
37. 30 78%
38. 31 70%

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

Events in March 2043

1. Sun, Mar 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

2. Tue, Mar 38:07 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sun, Mar 87:17 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Mar 88:22 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Mar 109:58 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.

6. Tue, Mar 1010:10 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Mar 112:31 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Mar 115:09 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Thu, Mar 124:42 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Fri, Mar 13

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.

11. Sat, Mar 1411:00 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Mar 179:03 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Fri, Mar 201:27 PM

    March equinox

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

14. Sat, Mar 218:12 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Mar 2510:26 AM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

16. Wed, Mar 2510:30 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

17. Sun, Mar 29

    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.