March
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saturn is 1° 1' south of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. | 0200 |
| 2 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 1° 1' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 2100 |
| 3 | FULL MOON. Total eclipse of the Moon. | 2300 |
| 5 | Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun. | 1600 |
| 7 | Moon is at apogee. | 0400 |
| 7 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves toward its greatest elongation west of the Sun from a position east of the Sun as viewed from Earth. | 1000 |
| 11 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 7' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0600 |
| 12 | Jupiter is 6° north of the Moon. | 0000 |
| 12 | LAST QUARTER | 0400 |
| 16 | Mars is 1° 9' north of the Moon. | 0100 |
| 16 | Neptune is 2° north of the Moon. | 1300 |
| 17 | Mercury is 1° 4' north of the Moon. Occultation of Mercury by the Moon. | 0300 |
| 19 | NEW MOON. Partial eclipse of the Sun. | 0300 |
| 19 | Moon is at perigee. | 1900 |
| 21 | Equinox | 0000 |
| 21 | Venus is 4° south of the Moon. | 1500 |
| 22 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 28° west of the Sun. | 0200 |
| 22 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is in conjunction with the Sun. | 0400 |
| 25 | Mars is 1° 0' south of Neptune. | 0700 |
| 25 | FIRST QUARTER | 1800 |
| 29 | Saturn is 1° 2' south of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. | 0400 |
| 30 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 1° 1' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 0300 |
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