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March 1978

A total lunar eclipse in Libra on March 24; the spring equinox falls on March 20.

Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra

3° Libra · March 24, 11:22 am ET

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This month

  • Last Quarter · SagittariusMar 2 · 3:35 am
  • New Moon · PiscesMar 8 · 9:37 pm
  • First Quarter · GeminiMar 16 · 1:22 pm
  • Full Moon · LibraMar 24 · 11:21 am
  • Last Quarter · CapricornMar 31 · 10:11 am
  • Total lunar eclipse · 3° LibraMar 24 · 11:22 am
  • Spring EquinoxMar 20 · 6:33 pm
  • Mars stations directMar 2 · 4:57 am
  • Neptune stations retrogradeMar 20 · 1:42 pm

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Mercury trine UranusMar 3 · 5:36 am
  • Mercury square NeptuneMar 4 · 5:16 am
  • Venus square JupiterMar 6 · 2:42 pm
  • Sun trine UranusMar 7 · 12:43 am
  • Mercury conjunction VenusMar 11 · 8:34 pm
  • Sun trine MarsMar 13 · 7:14 pm
  • Sun square JupiterMar 17 · 10:09 pm
  • Mercury opposition PlutoMar 19 · 7:27 am
  • Mercury trine NeptuneMar 21 · 2:30 am
  • Venus opposition PlutoMar 22 · 3:01 am
  • Mercury trine SaturnMar 27 · 3:33 am
  • Venus trine SaturnMar 29 · 1:27 am
  • Venus square MarsMar 30 · 11:33 pm