A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for March 2017:
Phenomena March
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Uranus mag +5.9 (16 UT) |
| 1 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Mars mag +1.3 (19 UT) |
| 2 | Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun (3 UT) |
| 2 | Venus mag -4.8 is stationary in Pisces, afterwards begins retrograde motion (14 UT) |
| 3 | Moon is at perigee 369,063 km or 229,325 miles from Earth (7:25 UT) |
| 3 | Asteroid (16) Psyche mag +10.3 is at opposition in Leo |
| 5 | Moon passes 0.2 degrees north of Aldebaran mag +0.9, occultation is visible from USA, Mexico, Central America (3:03 UT) |
| 5 | First quarter Moon (11:33 UT) |
| 7 | Mercury is at superior conjunction (0 UT) |
| 8 | Moon passes 10 degrees south of Pollux mag +1.1 (8 UT) |
| 8 | Asteroid (41) Daphne mag +9.6 is at opposition in Leo |
| 10 | Moon passes 0.8 degrees south of Regulus mag +1.4, occultation is visible from eastern Brazil, southern tip Africa (22:46 UT) |
| 12 | Full Moon (14:54 UT) |
| 14 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Jupiter mag -2.4 (20 UT) |
| 14 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Spica mag +1.0 (23 UT) |
| 18 | Moon is at apogee 404,650 km or 251,438 miles from Earth (17:22 UT) |
| 18 | Moon passes 10 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (20 UT) |
| 20 | Spring Equinox NH - Autumn Equinox SH (10:29 UT) |
| 20 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.5 (11 UT) |
| 20 | Last quarter Moon (15:59 UT) |
| 23 | Mercury is at perihelion 0.308 AU (approx. 46.1 million kms or 28.6 million miles) from the Sun (12 UT) |
| 23 | Dwarf Planet Makemake mag +17.0 is at opposition in Coma Berenices |
| 25 | Venus is at inferior conjunction (10 UT) |
| 28 | New Moon (2:58 UT) |
| 29 | Asteroid (409) Aspasia mag +10.8 is at opposition in Corvus |
| 30 | Moon is at perigee 363,854 km or 226,088 miles from Earth (12:24 UT) |
| 30 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Mars mag +1.4 (13 UT) |