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Lunar Calendar Month March 2022 (Bhutan)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Thimphu, Bhutan during March 2022.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
new moon2022-03-0223:35
1st quarter2022-03-1016:45
full moon2022-03-1813:17
3rd quarter2022-03-2511:37

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during March 2022.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2022-03-1105:06404,267 km
Perigee2022-03-2405:29369,762 km

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Mercury2022-03-01 02:07
Saturn2022-03-01 05:47
Pollux2022-03-13 12:58
Beehive2022-03-14 13:55
Mars2022-03-28 08:54
Venus2022-03-28 15:50
Saturn2022-03-28 17:43

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of March 2022.

March 2022
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 9
28Monday
 
1Tuesday
 
5.1% illuminated
Age:27.4
2Wednesday
 
1.2% illuminated
Age:28.5
3Thursday
 
0% illuminated
Age:0
4Friday
 
1.3% illuminated
Age:1.1
5Saturday
 
4.8% illuminated
Age:2.1
6Sunday
 
10.3% illuminated
Age:3.1
Week 10
7Monday
 
17.2% illuminated
Age:4
8Tuesday
 
25.3% illuminated
Age:5
9Wednesday
 
34.1% illuminated
Age:5.9
10Thursday
 
43.4% illuminated
Age:6.8
11Friday
 
52.9% illuminated
Age:7.7
12Saturday
 
62.2% illuminated
Age:8.5
13Sunday
 
71.1% illuminated
Age:9.4
Week 11
14Monday
 
79.4% illuminated
Age:10.3
15Tuesday
 
86.7% illuminated
Age:11.3
16Wednesday
 
92.8% illuminated
Age:12.2
17Thursday
 
97.2% illuminated
Age:13.2
18Friday
 
99.6% illuminated
Age:14.2
19Saturday
 
99.8% illuminated
Age:15.2
20Sunday
 
97.5% illuminated
Age:16.3
Week 12
21Monday
 
92.8% illuminated
Age:17.3
22Tuesday
 
85.8% illuminated
Age:18.4
23Wednesday
 
77% illuminated
Age:19.5
24Thursday
 
66.7% illuminated
Age:20.6
25Friday
 
55.5% illuminated
Age:21.6
26Saturday
 
44.1% illuminated
Age:22.7
27Sunday
 
33% illuminated
Age:23.8
Week 13
28Monday
 
22.8% illuminated
Age:24.8
29Tuesday
 
14.1% illuminated
Age:25.9
30Wednesday
 
7.3% illuminated
Age:27
31Thursday
 
2.7% illuminated
Age:28
1Friday
 
2Saturday
 
3Sunday
 
4Monday
 
5Tuesday
 
6Wednesday
 
7Thursday
 
8Friday
 
9Saturday
 
10Sunday
 
11Monday
 
12Tuesday
 
13Wednesday
 
14Thursday
 
15Friday
 
16Saturday
 
17Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z