March 2006 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercury is 4° north of the Moon. | 0200 |
| 1 | Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun. | 1100 |
| 2 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation east of the Sun back toward a position west of the Sun as viewed from Earth. | 0700 |
| 5 | Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 0000 |
| 6 | Mars is 3° south of the Moon. | 0700 |
| 6 | FIRST QUARTER | 2000 |
| 10 | Saturn is 4° south of the Moon. | 1800 |
| 11 | Mars is 7° north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. | 0000 |
| 12 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction. | 0300 |
| 13 | Moon is at apogee. | 0200 |
| 15 | FULL MOON. Penumbral eclipse of the Moon. | 0000 |
| 17 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 3' south of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon. | 1100 |
| 19 | Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon. | 1400 |
| 20 | Equinox | 1800 |
| 21 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0300 |
| 22 | LAST QUARTER | 1900 |
| 24 | 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. | 1200 |
| 25 | Venus is at its greatest elongation, at 47° west of the Sun. | 0700 |
| 25 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0° 8' south of the Moon. Occultation of Ceres by the Moon. | 1200 |
| 25 | Venus is 6° north of the Moon. | 2300 |
| 26 | Neptune is 4° north of the Moon. | 0100 |
| 26 | Venus is 1° 9' north of Neptune. | 2100 |
| 27 | Uranus is 1° 4' north of the Moon. Occultation of Uranus by the Moon. | 1500 |
| 27 | Mercury is 2° north of the Moon. | 1700 |
| 28 | Moon is at perigee. | 0700 |
| 29 | NEW MOON. Total eclipse of the Sun. | 1000 |
| 29 | Pluto appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 1500 |
