Moon calendar
March 2046
- 1 30%
- 2 21%
- 3 14%
- 4 8%
- 5 4%
- 6 1%
- 7 New
- 8 1%
- 9 4%
- 10 8%
- 11 14%
- 12 21%
- 13 30%
- 14 39%
- 15 First qtr
- 16 60%
- 17 71%
- 18 81%
- 19 89%
- 20 95%
- 21 99%
- 22 Full
- 23 97%
- 24 92%
- 25 85%
- 26 76%
- 27 67%
- 28 56%
- 29 Last qtr
- 30 37%
- 31 28%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in March 2046
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3:23 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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7:00 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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6:45 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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1:15 PM
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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1:33 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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10:59 PM
Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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10:35 AM
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:13 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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12:20 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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6:57 AM
March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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5:27 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:57 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:01 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.