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Friday, March 21, 2025 falls on a Friday. It is day 80 of the year, ISO week 12, in Q1.

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Friday, March 21

March 21, 2025 is day 80 of 365, ISO week 12, in Q1. The moon is Last Quarter and the zodiac sign is Aries.

Day of year80
ISO week12
QuarterQ1
Days left285

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Last Quarter
Lunar age
21.7 days
Illumination
54%
Season
Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern Hemisphere

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Aries
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March 21
Observance Arbor Day (Lesotho)
Observance Arbor Day (Portugal)
Observance Augustine Zhao Rong
Observance Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello
Observance Passing of Saint Benedict (Order of Saint Benedict, pre-1970 Calendar)
Observance Birillus
Observance Enda of Aran
Observance Nicholas of Flüe

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Friday, March 21, 2025 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2019: A major explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, China, killed 78 people and injured 640 others.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to March 21.

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A major explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, China, killed 78 people and injured 640 others.

A man smashed the statue of Phra Phrom at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, with a hammer, and was subsequently beaten to death by bystanders.

Jack Dorsey sent the first message on the social-media network Twitter.

In the West Bank, a number of Palestinian girls complained of breathing difficulties due to strange odors, leading to accusations of poison gas.

The American soap opera Dallas aired the episode "A House Divided", which led to eight months of international speculation on "Who shot J.R.?"

War of Attrition: The Battle of Karameh took place between the Israel Defense Forces and allied troops of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Armed Forces.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons closed Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island (pictured) in San Francisco Bay, California.

Police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire on a group of unarmed black demonstrators who were protesting pass laws, killing 69 people and wounding 180 others.

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