Moon calendar
March 2079
- 1 4%
- 2 1%
- 3 New
- 4 2%
- 5 6%
- 6 12%
- 7 21%
- 8 31%
- 9 42%
- 10 First qtr
- 11 64%
- 12 74%
- 13 83%
- 14 91%
- 15 96%
- 16 99%
- 17 Full
- 18 99%
- 19 96%
- 20 91%
- 21 84%
- 22 77%
- 23 69%
- 24 60%
- 25 Last qtr
- 26 40%
- 27 31%
- 28 22%
- 29 14%
- 30 7%
- 31 3%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in March 2079
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8:49 AM
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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9:18 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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9:41 PM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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2:17 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,900 km.
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5:37 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:46 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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7:00 AM
March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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11:46 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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2:26 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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5:00 PM
Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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4:15 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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6:55 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.