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March 16

Day 76 of 366 · ISO week 11 · Pisces · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

March 16 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 290 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Pisces.

Day of year
76
Days remaining
290
ISO week
11
Zodiac
Pisces
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-2.0°

External references

Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.

Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. March 16 ≈ -2.0°
+23° −23° -2.0°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On March 16 the Sun's declination is approximately -2.0°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.

For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a March 16.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 76 of 366 (with 290 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Mar 16

Holidays & observances

No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.

Events

A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (76)2^2 × 19 · composite (no)
Days remaining (290)2 × 5 × 29
Date code DDMMYYYY16032026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination-2.02° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice87 days

Cross-references

The 16th of every other month

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