March 2186

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 81%
12. 2 89%
13. 3 95%
14. 4 99%
15. 5 Full
16. 6 98%
17. 7 94%
18. 8 88%
19. 9 81%
20. 10 73%
21. 11 63%
22. 12 Last qtr
23. 13 45%
24. 14 36%
25. 15 27%
26. 16 19%
27. 17 12%
28. 18 6%
29. 19 2%
30. 20 New
31. 21 1%
32. 22 3%
33. 23 8%
34. 24 15%
35. 25 23%
36. 26 34%
37. 27 First qtr
38. 28 56%
39. 29 67%
40. 30 78%
41. 31 86%

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

Events in March 2186

1. Thu, Mar 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.

2. Sun, Mar 58:44 AM

   Full Moon Worm Moon

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

3. Mon, Mar 63:04 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Mar 85:30 PM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Mar 1210:43 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Mar 131:56 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

7. Tue, Mar 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

8. Wed, Mar 159:40 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Mar 1510:18 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

10. Sun, Mar 198:10 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Mar 205:26 AM

    March equinox

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

12. Mon, Mar 206:43 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Mar 209:51 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Mar 2010:50 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Tue, Mar 212:42 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Mar 231:39 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Mar 235:46 AM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

18. Mon, Mar 274:29 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Mar 2711:08 PM

    First Quarter

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

20. Tue, Mar 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,000 km.

21. Thu, Mar 305:39 AM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

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