Sun, Moon, and Stars: March 2001
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Movement of the heavenly bodies: March 2001
March Calendar
Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) |
Hour (EST) |
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1 | Saturn is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 1800 | 1 pm |
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2 | Jupiter is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 0900 | 4 am |
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3 | FIRST QUARTER | 0200 | 9 pm (March 2) |
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4 | Mars is 5 degrees north of Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. | 1400 | 9 am |
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7 | Venus appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 1100 | 6 am |
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8 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 0900 | 4 am |
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9 | FULL MOON | 1700 | 12 noon |
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10 | Mercury is 0 degrees 1 minute north of Uranus. | 1100 | 6 am |
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11 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 27 degrees west of the Sun. | 0600 | 1 am |
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15 | Mars is 1 degree 8 minutes south of the Moon. | 2100 | 4 pm |
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16 | LAST QUARTER | 2100 | 4 pm |
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18 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 5 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 0700 | 2 am |
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18 | Pluto appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 2200 | 5 pm |
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20 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1100 | 6 am |
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20 | Equinox | 1400 | 9 am |
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21 | Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 1400 | 9 am |
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22 | Mercury is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 1800 | 1 pm |
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25 | NEW MOON | 0100 | 8 pm (March 24) |
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27 | Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Vesta and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. | 0700 | 2 am |
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29 | Saturn is 1 degree 7 minutes north of the Moon. | 0400 | 11 pm (March 28) |
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29 | Jupiter is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 2100 | 4 pm |
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30 | Venus is in inferior conjunction, that is, the Sun and the Earth are aligned on opposite sides of Venus. | 0400 | 11 pm (March 29) |
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