Moon calendar
March 2071
- 1 New
- 2 1%
- 3 3%
- 4 8%
- 5 14%
- 6 23%
- 7 33%
- 8 43%
- 9 First qtr
- 10 66%
- 11 76%
- 12 85%
- 13 93%
- 14 97%
- 15 Full
- 16 100%
- 17 97%
- 18 92%
- 19 86%
- 20 78%
- 21 69%
- 22 60%
- 23 Last qtr
- 24 41%
- 25 32%
- 26 24%
- 27 16%
- 28 9%
- 29 4%
- 30 1%
- 31 New
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in March 2071
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7:31 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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4:51 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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5:05 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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11:36 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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2:53 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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7:18 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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3:20 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.
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10:57 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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9:18 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:28 PM
Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
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11:39 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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8:34 AM
March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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1:32 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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9:26 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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9:08 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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5:41 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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10:58 AM
Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.
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11:03 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.