March 2108

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 80%
13. 2 71%
14. 3 60%
15. 4 New
16. 5 39%
17. 6 30%
18. 7 21%
19. 8 14%
20. 9 8%
21. 10 4%
22. 11 1%
23. 12 New
24. 13 1%
25. 14 3%
26. 15 8%
27. 16 14%
28. 17 21%
29. 18 30%
30. 19 39%
31. 20 First qtr
32. 21 61%
33. 22 71%
34. 23 81%
35. 24 90%
36. 25 96%
37. 26 99%
38. 27 Full
39. 28 97%
40. 29 92%
41. 30 85%
42. 31 76%

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

Events in March 2108

1. Sun, Mar 410:53 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Mar 77:55 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Mar 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

4. Mon, Mar 121:21 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Sat, Mar 1711:30 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Mar 196:35 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Mar 207:38 AM

   March equinox

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

8. Tue, Mar 2012:28 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Fri, Mar 236:58 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

10. Mon, Mar 262:17 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Mon, Mar 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

12. Mon, Mar 2610:32 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Mar 273:59 AM

    Full Moon Worm MoonSupermoon

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

14. Tue, Mar 274:02 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

15. Tue, Mar 276:12 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Mar 276:16 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Mar 285:04 AM

    Mars at opposition

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

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