March 2072

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 88%
11. 2 94%
12. 3 99%
13. 4 Full
14. 5 98%
15. 6 94%
16. 7 87%
17. 8 79%
18. 9 69%
19. 10 59%
20. 11 Last qtr
21. 12 40%
22. 13 31%
23. 14 22%
24. 15 15%
25. 16 9%
26. 17 4%
27. 18 1%
28. 19 New
29. 20 1%
30. 21 3%
31. 22 8%
32. 23 14%
33. 24 22%
34. 25 32%
35. 26 42%
36. 27 First qtr
37. 28 64%
38. 29 75%
39. 30 84%
40. 31 92%

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

Events in March 2072

1. Thu, Mar 36:57 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Mar 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

3. Fri, Mar 410:17 AM

   Full Moon Worm MoonSupermoon

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

4. Fri, Mar 410:20 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

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

5. Mon, Mar 711:21 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

6. Tue, Mar 811:28 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Mar 1110:18 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Wed, Mar 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

9. Wed, Mar 1610:29 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Mar 1710:12 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, Mar 1812:10 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Mar 184:01 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Mar 192:20 PM

    March equinox

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

14. Sat, Mar 194:08 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

15. Sat, Mar 194:22 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Thu, Mar 242:59 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Mar 275:43 AM

    First Quarter

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

18. Sun, Mar 272:26 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Mar 2711:26 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

20. Thu, Mar 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.

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