Lunar Calendar Month March 2020 (Sint Maarten)

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 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten during March 2020.

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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 phases	Dates	Time
1st quarter	2020-03-02	15:57
full moon	2020-03-09	13:48
3rd quarter	2020-03-16	05:34
new moon	2020-03-24	05:28

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during March 2020.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2020-03-10	02:34	357,122 km
Apogee	2020-03-24	11:24	406,688 km	Maximum apogee in 2020!

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2020.

Name	Peak Day
γ-Normids	2020-03-14

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 Objects	Date and Time
Beehive	2020-03-06 17:08
Mars	2020-03-18 04:19
Jupiter	2020-03-18 06:18
Saturn	2020-03-18 20:04
Mercury	2020-03-21 13:48

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of March 2020.

March 2020
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 9	24 Monday	25 Tuesday	26 Wednesday	27 Thursday	28 Friday	29 Saturday	1Sunday 33.9% illuminated Age: 5.8
Week 10	2Monday 43.4% illuminated Age: 6.8	3Tuesday 53.5% illuminated Age: 7.7	4Wednesday 63.6% illuminated Age: 8.7	5Thursday 73.6% illuminated Age: 9.7	6Friday 82.7% illuminated Age: 10.7	7Saturday 90.5% illuminated Age: 11.8	8Sunday 96.3% illuminated Age: 12.9
Week 11	9Monday 99.5% illuminated Age: 14.1	10Tuesday 99.7% illuminated Age: 15.3	11Wednesday 96.9% illuminated Age: 16.4	12Thursday 91.3% illuminated Age: 17.6	13Friday 83.4% illuminated Age: 18.7	14Saturday 73.8% illuminated Age: 19.8	15Sunday 63.4% illuminated Age: 20.9
Week 12	16Monday 52.7% illuminated Age: 21.9	17Tuesday 42.1% illuminated Age: 22.9	18Wednesday 32.2% illuminated Age: 23.9	19Thursday 23.3% illuminated Age: 24.8	20Friday 15.5% illuminated Age: 25.7	21Saturday 9.2% illuminated Age: 26.6	22Sunday 4.4% illuminated Age: 27.5
Week 13	23Monday 1.4% illuminated Age: 28.4	24Tuesday 0% illuminated Age: 29.3	25Wednesday 0.5% illuminated Age: 0.7	26Thursday 2.8% illuminated Age: 1.6	27Friday 6.8% illuminated Age: 2.5	28Saturday 12.4% illuminated Age: 3.4	29Sunday 19.4% illuminated Age: 4.3
Week 14	30Monday 27.8% illuminated Age: 5.2	31Tuesday 37.2% illuminated Age: 6.2	1 Wednesday	2 Thursday	3 Friday	4 Saturday	5 Sunday
	6 Monday	7 Tuesday	8 Wednesday	9 Thursday	10 Friday	11 Saturday	12 Sunday