Lunar Calendar Month March 2024 (Caribbean Netherlands)

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 Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands during March 2024.

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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
3rd quarter	2024-03-03	11:23
new moon	2024-03-10	05:00
1st quarter	2024-03-17	00:11
full moon	2024-03-25	03:00

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during March 2024.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2024-03-10	03:07	356,893 km	Maximum perigee in 2024!
Apogee	2024-03-23	11:45	406,291 km

Eclipses in March 2024

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during March 2024. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Caribbean Netherlands.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
lunar eclipse	2024-03-25	113

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
Antares	2024-03-03 04:16
Mars	2024-03-08 00:59
Venus	2024-03-08 13:01
Jupiter	2024-03-13 21:01
Pleiades	2024-03-14 22:54
Pollux	2024-03-19 02:44
Beehive	2024-03-20 04:03
Spica	2024-03-26 15:40
Antares	2024-03-30 10:24

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of March 2024.

March 2024
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 9	26 Monday	27 Tuesday	28 Wednesday	29 Thursday	1Friday 73.8% illuminated Age: 19.8	2Saturday 64.7% illuminated Age: 20.7	3Sunday 54.8% illuminated Age: 21.7
Week 10	4Monday 44.4% illuminated Age: 22.7	5Tuesday 33.9% illuminated Age: 23.7	6Wednesday 23.8% illuminated Age: 24.7	7Thursday 14.8% illuminated Age: 25.8	8Friday 7.4% illuminated Age: 26.9	9Saturday 2.3% illuminated Age: 28.1	10Sunday 0.1% illuminated Age: 29.3
Week 11	11Monday 0.9% illuminated Age: 0.9	12Tuesday 4.8% illuminated Age: 2.1	13Wednesday 11.2% illuminated Age: 3.2	14Thursday 19.5% illuminated Age: 4.3	15Friday 29.2% illuminated Age: 5.4	16Saturday 39.5% illuminated Age: 6.4	17Sunday 49.9% illuminated Age: 7.4
Week 12	18Monday 60% illuminated Age: 8.3	19Tuesday 69.5% illuminated Age: 9.3	20Wednesday 78% illuminated Age: 10.2	21Thursday 85.4% illuminated Age: 11.1	22Friday 91.4% illuminated Age: 12	23Saturday 96% illuminated Age: 12.9	24Sunday 98.8% illuminated Age: 13.8
Week 13	25Monday 100% illuminated Age: 14.6	26Tuesday 99.3% illuminated Age: 15.5	27Wednesday 96.8% illuminated Age: 16.5	28Thursday 92.5% illuminated Age: 17.4	29Friday 86.6% illuminated Age: 18.3	30Saturday 79.1% illuminated Age: 19.2	31Sunday 70.2% illuminated Age: 20.2
	1 Monday	2 Tuesday	3 Wednesday	4 Thursday	5 Friday	6 Saturday	7 Sunday
	8 Monday	9 Tuesday	10 Wednesday	11 Thursday	12 Friday	13 Saturday	14 Sunday