Date Table

Lunar Cycle: March 7 - April 5, 2008

UT Time Conversion

Mar. 7 New Moon 9:14am PST; 17:14 UT ~ Easter's New Moon
The Moon conjoins Uranus 11:03am PST; 19:03 UT.
Sky Lights ~ Pisces planetary and stellar highlights during Pisces 2/19 - 3/20.
Mar. 8 The Sun conjoins Uranus 12:19pm PST; 20:19 UT.
Look for the thinnest smiling Crescent Moon in the west 6:15pm - 7:30pm
. The Moon lies in faint Pisces. Algenib the wing of Pegasus the Flying Horse lies to the right of the Moon.
Mar. 9 Mercury conjoins Neptune 0:53am PST; 08:53 UT.
Daylight Saving Time
begins in the USA at 2:00am.
Alrescha, the knot star joining the two Pisces fish, lies to the left of slender smiling Luna.
Mar. 10 The Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 227,607 miles) 2:39pm PDT; 21:39 UT.
The two brightest stars of Aries are to the right of smiling thin Luna.
Mar. 11 Both Venus and Mercury are now located in the constellation Aquarius.
Mar. 12 The smiling Moon lies between the Pleiades and Aldebaran. Use binoculars for an added treat.
Mar. 13 The almost Quarter Moon approaches Elnath from the west.
Mar. 14 First Quarter Moon 3:46am PDT; 10:46 UT.
The Moon conjoins Mars 8:03pm PDT; 03:03 UT 3/15.
A dark sky and binoculars reveal M35 at the foot of Gemini below Mars and the Moon
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See Mars Path 3/08.
Mar. 15 The Moon forms a triangle with the Gemini Twins.
Mar. 16 The Moon lines up diagonally with the Gemini Twins near Pollux.
Mar. 18-19 The waxing Gibbous Moon transits Leo the Lion. Map 3/18+19
3/18 The Moon lines up with Regulus and Saturn to the east. Watch the Moon move closer to Regulus and then pass the star before sunrise.
3/19 The Moon lies south of Regulus 1:00am PDT; 8:00 UT.
The Moon conjoins Saturn 6:33am PDT; 13:33 UT.
The evening Moon passes to the east of Saturn.
Spring (March) Equinox 10:49pm PDT; 05:49 UT 3/20.
Mar. 21

Good Friday ~ Purim
Festival of the Risen One
Aries Radiant Life Global Meditation
Full Moon 11:40am PDT; 18:40 UT ~ Easter's Full Moon
The Moon is positioned west of Spica in Virgo's Holy Grail.

Mar. 22 Watch the Moon move closer and closer to Spica.
Mar. 23

Easter Sunday
The Moon lies east of Spica.

Mar. 24 Mercury conjoins Venus 6:30am PDT; 13:30 UT.
Mar. 26 The Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 251,713 miles) 1:13pm PDT; 20:13 UT.
Mar. 27 The Moon lies south of Antares 3:00am PDT; 10:00 UT.
Mercury conjoins Uranus 1:08pm PDT; 20:08 UT.
Mar. 28 The predawn Moon lies above the stinger of Scorpius at the foot of Ophiuchus.
Venus conjoins Uranus 3:58pm PDT; 22:58 UT.
The Moon conjoins Pluto 10:00pm PDT; 05:00 UT 3/29
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Mar. 29 The predawn Moon lies west of Jupiter at the "teapot spout" of Sagittarius.
Last Quarter Moon
2:47pm PST; 21:47 UT.
Mar. 30

The predawn Moon lies near Jupiter at the "teapot handle" of Sagittarius.
The Moon conjoins Jupiter