March 2105

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 99%
9. 2 97%
10. 3 92%
11. 4 86%
12. 5 79%
13. 6 71%
14. 7 63%
15. 8 Last qtr
16. 9 44%
17. 10 34%
18. 11 25%
19. 12 17%
20. 13 9%
21. 14 4%
22. 15 1%
23. 16 New
24. 17 3%
25. 18 8%
26. 19 15%
27. 20 25%
28. 21 35%
29. 22 First qtr
30. 23 58%
31. 24 68%
32. 25 77%
33. 26 85%
34. 27 92%
35. 28 96%
36. 29 99%
37. 30 Full
38. 31 99%

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

Events in March 2105

1. Thu, Mar 53:47 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

2. Fri, Mar 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

3. Fri, Mar 66:34 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Sat, Mar 76:04 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Mar 88:37 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Mar 99:28 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Mar 134:11 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

   All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

8. Fri, Mar 138:45 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Mar 141:14 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Mar 1512:57 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Mar 153:51 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Mar 158:57 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

13. Mon, Mar 164:06 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Tue, Mar 1711:34 AM

    Neptune at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

15. Wed, Mar 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,100 km.

16. Thu, Mar 193:13 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Mar 202:06 PM

    March equinox

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

18. Sun, Mar 227:53 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Thu, Mar 269:43 AM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Mar 309:36 AM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

21. Tue, Mar 319:19 AM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.

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