Moon calendar

March 2070

  1. 1 80%
  2. 2 72%
  3. 3 63%
  4. 4 Last qtr
  5. 5 44%
  6. 6 35%
  7. 7 26%
  8. 8 18%
  9. 9 11%
  10. 10 5%
  11. 11 1%
  12. 12 New
  13. 13 1%
  14. 14 5%
  15. 15 12%
  16. 16 20%
  17. 17 31%
  18. 18 42%
  19. 19 First qtr
  20. 20 64%
  21. 21 74%
  22. 22 83%
  23. 23 90%
  24. 24 96%
  25. 25 99%
  26. 26 Full
  27. 27 99%
  28. 28 96%
  29. 29 92%
  30. 30 86%
  31. 31 79%

Events in March 2070

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

  2. 9:11 PM

    Last Quarter

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

  3. 10:37 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

  4. 2:12 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

  5. 5:24 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

  6. 8:41 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

  7. 11:52 AM

    New Moon

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

  8. 5:09 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

  9. 5:36 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

  10. 9:31 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

  11. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.

  12. 5:53 AM

    First Quarter

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

  13. 9:22 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

  14. 2:34 AM

    March equinox

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

  15. 8:15 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

  16. 11:51 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

  17. 1:31 PM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

  18. 9:43 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

  19. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

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

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