March 2008 Phenomena
| Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour |
| 2 |
Jupiter is 3° 9' north of the
Moon. |
1956 |
| 3 |
Mercury is at its greatest
elongation, at 27° 1' west of the Sun. |
0559 |
| 5 |
Mercury is 0° 2' north of the
Moon. |
0859 |
| 5 |
Venus is 0° 2' south of the
Moon. |
1420 |
| 7 |
NEW MOON |
1214 |
| 8 |
Uranus is in conjunction with
the Sun. |
1511 |
| 9 |
The moon is 12° north of
Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. |
0659 |
| 10 |
The moon is at perigee. |
1639 |
| 12 |
Pleiades is 1° 2' south of the
Moon. |
1309 |
| 14 |
FIRST QUARTER |
0546 |
| 14 |
Mars is 1° 7' south of the
Moon. |
2158 |
| 17 |
Beehive is 0° 3' south of the
Moon. |
0849 |
| 19 |
Regulus, the brightest star in the
constellation Leo, is 0° 8' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. |
0235 |
| 19 |
Saturn is 2° 8' north of the
Moon. |
1031 |
| 20 |
Equinox. |
0049 |
| 21 |
FULL MOON |
1340 |
| 23 |
Spica, the brightest star in the
constellation Virgo, is 2° 7' north of the Moon. |
1047 |
| 24 |
Mercury is 1° north of Venus. |
0827 |
| 26 |
The Moon is at apogee. |
1513 |
| 27 |
Antares, the brightest star in the
constellation Scorpius, is 0° 5' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Antares by the Moon. |
0504 |
| 29 |
LAST QUARTER |
1647 |
| 30 |
Regulus, the brightest star in the
constellation Leo, is 0' north of the Moon. Occultation of
Regulus by the Moon. |
0659 |
| 30 |
Jupiter is 3° 5' north of the
Moon. |
1223 |
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