A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for March 2016:
Phenomena March
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Moon passes 10 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (17 UT) |
| 1 | Last quarter Moon (23:11 UT) |
| 2 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.6 (7 UT) |
| 3 | Dwarf planet Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun (22 UT) |
| 7 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Venus mag -3.8 (11 UT) |
| 8 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Mercury mag -0.6 (5 UT) |
| 8 | Jupiter mag -2.5 is at opposition in Leo approx. 4.435 AU (663 million km or 412 million miles) from Earth (11 UT) |
| 8 | Moon passes 2 degrees north of Neptune mag +8.0 (12 UT) |
| 9 | New Moon. Total Solar eclipse visible from SE Asia (1:58 UT) |
| 10 | Moon is at perigee 359,510 km or 223,389 miles from Earth (6:57 UT) |
| 10 | Mercury mag -0.7 passes 1.5 degrees south of Neptune mag +8.0 (22 UT) |
| 11 | Moon passes 2 degrees south of Uranus mag +5.9 (1 UT) |
| 14 | Moon passes 0.3 degrees north of Aldebaran mag +0.9, occultation is visible from SE Europe, India and China (14:08 UT) |
| 15 | First quarter Moon (17:03 UT) |
| 16 | Asteroid (10) Hygiea mag +9.4 is at opposition in Leo |
| 17 | Moon passes 11 degrees south of Pollux mag +1.1 (23 UT) |
| 17 | Asteroid (6) Hebe mag +9.8 is at opposition in Coma Berenices |
| 20 | Venus mag -3.8 passes 0.5 degrees south of Neptune mag +8.0 (14 UT) |
| 20 | Venus is at aphelion 0.728 AU (approx. 109 million kms or 67.7 million miles) from the Sun (17 UT) |
| 20 | Moon passes 3 degrees south of Regulus mag +1.4 (20 UT) |
| 20 | Spring Equinox NH - Autumn Equinox SH (4:30 UT) |
| 22 | Moon passes 2 degrees south of Jupiter mag -2.5 (4 UT) |
| 22 | Dwarf Planet Makemake mag +17.0 is at opposition in Coma Berenices |
| 23 | Full Moon. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible from east Asia, Australia and most of North America. (12:01 UT) |
| 23 | Mercury is at superior conjunction (20 UT) |
| 25 | Moon passes 5 degrees north of Spica mag +1.0 (2 UT) |
| 25 | Saturn mag +0.5 is stationary in Ophiuchus afterwards begins retrograde motion (13 UT) |
| 25 | Moon is at apogee 406,125 km or 252,354 miles from Earth (14:03 UT) |
| 28 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Mars mag -0.4 (18 UT) |
| 29 | Moon passes 10 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (0 UT) |
| 29 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.5 (15 UT) |
| 31 | Last quarter Moon (15:17 UT) |