March 2109

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 New
14. 2 1%
15. 3 4%
16. 4 8%
17. 5 14%
18. 6 21%
19. 7 29%
20. 8 38%
21. 9 First qtr
22. 10 57%
23. 11 67%
24. 12 77%
25. 13 85%
26. 14 92%
27. 15 97%
28. 16 Full
29. 17 99%
30. 18 96%
31. 19 90%
32. 20 81%
33. 21 72%
34. 22 61%
35. 23 Last qtr
36. 24 39%
37. 25 29%
38. 26 20%
39. 27 13%
40. 28 7%
41. 29 3%
42. 30 1%
43. 31 New

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

Events in March 2109

1. Fri, Mar 111:45 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

2. Fri, Mar 112:29 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Fri, Mar 112:42 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

4. Fri, Mar 11:25 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Mar 39:49 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Mar 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

7. Thu, Mar 75:22 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Mar 96:08 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Sat, Mar 95:27 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Mar 124:51 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Mar 168:18 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

12. Sat, Mar 168:22 PM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

13. Sun, Mar 1711:39 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Mar 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

15. Wed, Mar 201:35 PM

    March equinox

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

16. Sat, Mar 2311:16 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Tue, Mar 264:44 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Mar 265:35 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Mar 265:41 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

20. Sun, Mar 317:05 AM

    New Moon Black 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.