March 2166

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 0%
15. 2 New
16. 3 3%
17. 4 9%
18. 5 17%
19. 6 27%
20. 7 37%
21. 8 First qtr
22. 9 58%
23. 10 68%
24. 11 77%
25. 12 85%
26. 13 91%
27. 14 96%
28. 15 99%
29. 16 Full
30. 17 99%
31. 18 97%
32. 19 93%
33. 20 87%
34. 21 80%
35. 22 72%
36. 23 62%
37. 24 Last qtr
38. 25 42%
39. 26 31%
40. 27 22%
41. 28 13%
42. 29 6%
43. 30 2%
44. 31 New

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

Events in March 2166

1. Sun, Mar 212:47 AM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

2. Sun, Mar 212:56 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Sun, Mar 24:34 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Sun, Mar 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

5. Wed, Mar 511:10 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Mar 84:19 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Fri, Mar 1412:27 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Mar 146:19 PM

   Neptune, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Mar 163:29 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonMicromoon

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

10. Mon, Mar 172:19 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Mar 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

12. Thu, Mar 209:09 AM

    March equinox

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

13. Mon, Mar 245:16 PM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Tue, Mar 258:10 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Mar 2710:16 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Mar 2711:55 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Thu, Mar 273:29 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Mar 2812:53 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Mar 3010:10 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Mar 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

21. Mon, Mar 3111:31 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.