Moon calendar
March 2117
- 1 3%
- 2 1%
- 3 New
- 4 1%
- 5 4%
- 6 9%
- 7 15%
- 8 23%
- 9 31%
- 10 41%
- 11 First qtr
- 12 62%
- 13 72%
- 14 81%
- 15 90%
- 16 96%
- 17 99%
- 18 Full
- 19 97%
- 20 92%
- 21 84%
- 22 75%
- 23 65%
- 24 Last qtr
- 25 45%
- 26 35%
- 27 26%
- 28 18%
- 29 11%
- 30 6%
- 31 2%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in March 2117
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6:47 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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10:08 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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5:20 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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5:40 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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7:38 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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12:35 AM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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4:18 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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4:36 AM
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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11:30 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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2:14 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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9:17 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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11:34 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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3:24 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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8:44 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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12:05 PM
March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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12:24 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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10:48 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:12 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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2:24 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.