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March 1996 |
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| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Day | Moonage | Phenomenon (JST) | |
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| 2 | Sat | 12.1 | RR-Sco is at maximum brightness (Perio 281 days, Mag 5.0-12.4) |
| 3 | Sun | 13.1 | 02:44 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness |
| 20:00 Lambda-Tau is at maximum brightness | |||
| 22:49 Algol is at minimum brightness | |||
| 5 | Tue | 15.1 | 16:10 Longitude of the sun reaches 345 degrees |
| 18:23 Full Moon | |||
| 24:-- Comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte passes perihelion (Period 6.39 years) | |||
| 6 | Wed | 16.1 | 14:14 Moon passes equator, to southern hemisphere |
| 19:38 Algol is at minimum brightness | |||
| 20:48 Mars is at conjunction (1.05 degrees South of the Sun) | |||
| R-Ser is at maximum brightness (Period 356 days, Mag 5.2-14.4) | |||
| 7 | Thu | 17.1 | 18:53 Lambda-Tau is at minimum brightness |
| 8 | Fri | 18.1 | 05:29 Pluto is at stationary (R.A. 16h14.5m) |
| 10 | Sun | 20.1 | 02:17 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness |
| R-Aqr is at maximum brightness (Period 387 days, Mag 5.8-12.4) | |||
| 11 | Mon | 21.1 | 19:58 Moon passes 9.5 degrees south of Pluto |
| 12 | Tue | 22.1 | 10:41 Moon closes asteroid Ceres (1.5 degrees) |
| Mira (Cet) is at maximum brightness (Period 332 days, Mag:2.0-10.1) | |||
| 13 | Wed | 23.1 | 02:15 Last quarter moon |
| 04:02 Beta-Lyr is at minimum brightness | |||
| 07:11 Moon is at south most | |||
| 14 | Thu | 24.1 | 15:11 Moon passes 5.1 degrees north of Jupiter |
| 15 | Fri | 25.1 | 14:09 Moon passes 4.8 degrees north of Neptune |
| 16 | Sat | 26.1 | 01:05 Moon passes 5.7 degrees north of Uranus |
| 15:-- Moon is at perigee (366,290km, semi-diameter 32'38") | |||
| 22:-- Mercury reaches greatest heliocentric longitude | |||
| 17 | Sun | 27.1 | "Higan no Iri" in Japan |
| 01:50 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness | |||
| 13:59 Moon closes asteroid Juno (1.5 degrees) | |||
| 19 | Tue | 29.1 | 04:13 Saturn is at conjunction (2.2 degrees south of the Sun) |
| 06:54 Moon passes 4.7 degrees north of Mercury | |||
| 13:36 Moon passes equator, to northern hemisphere | |||
| 16:08 Moon passes 2.9 degrees north of Mars | |||
| 19:45 New Moon | |||
| 19:59 Moon passes 4.0 degrees north of Saturn | |||
| 20 | Wed | 0.7 | National holiday in Japan |
| 17:03 Longitude of the sun reaches zero | |||
| 21 | Thu | 1.7 | 18:17 Saturn closes to Mars most (0.9 degrees) |
| 23 | Sat | 3.7 | 05:07 Mars passes 1.3 degrees north of Saturn |
| 08:53 Moon passes 5.4 degrees south of Venus | |||
| 20:10 Mercury passes 0.3 degrees north of Saturn | |||
| Z-Cyg is at maximum brightness (Period:264 days, Mag:7.1-14.7) | |||
| 24 | Sun | 4.7 | 00:01 Saturn closes to Mercury most (0.5 degrees) |
| 00:34 Algol is at minimum brightness | |||
| 01:24 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness | |||
| 04:56 Mercury passes 0.9 degrees south of Mars | |||
| 13:33 Mars closes to Mercury most (0.8 degrees) | |||
| 25 | Mon | 5.7 | R-Hya is at maximum brightness (Period:389 days, Mag:3.5-10.9) |
| 26 | Tue | 6.7 | 02:35 Beta-Lyr is at minimum brightness |
| 11:42 Moon is at north most(Decl.:+18.5 degrees) | |||
| 21:23 Algol is at minimum brightness | |||
| Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) closes to the Earth (distance 0.10 AU) | |||
| 27 | Wed | 7.7 | 10:31 First quarter moon |
| 28 | Thu | 8.7 | 04:11 Mercury is at supperior conjunction (1.3 degrees south of the Sun) |
| 12:-- Moon is at apogee (404,468km, Semi-diameter :29'32") | |||
| 29 | Fri | 9.7 | 01:03 Mercury closes to the Sun most (1.2 degrees) |
| 31 | Sun | 11.7 | 00:57 Delta-Lib is at minimum brightness |
