March 2116

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 91%
9. 2 84%
10. 3 75%
11. 4 66%
12. 5 56%
13. 6 Last qtr
14. 7 37%
15. 8 28%
16. 9 20%
17. 10 13%
18. 11 7%
19. 12 3%
20. 13 1%
21. 14 New
22. 15 1%
23. 16 5%
24. 17 10%
25. 18 17%
26. 19 25%
27. 20 35%
28. 21 First qtr
29. 22 57%
30. 23 68%
31. 24 79%
32. 25 88%
33. 26 94%
34. 27 99%
35. 28 Full
36. 29 99%
37. 30 95%
38. 31 89%

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

Events in March 2116

1. Sun, Mar 12:39 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Sun, Mar 111:10 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Mar 62:11 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Mon, Mar 91:43 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Mar 10

   Apogee

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

6. Wed, Mar 115:22 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Mar 147:47 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Mar 1510:37 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Mar 165:34 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Mar 184:24 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Mar 206:08 AM

    March equinox

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

12. Sat, Mar 218:15 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Mar 218:31 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Thu, Mar 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.

15. Thu, Mar 2610:14 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Mar 275:11 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

17. Sat, Mar 2811:51 AM

    Full Moon Worm Moon

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

18. Sun, Mar 299:42 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

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