Phenomena, 2007: March

Updated June 26, 2019 | Infoplease Staff
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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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