3881.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Apr 2016 (3,017 days ago) in Virgo

3882.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Thu, 31 Mar 2016 at 11:17 EDT (3,018 days ago) in Sagittarius

3883.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 29 Mar 2016 at 11:14 EDT (3,020 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3884.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Tue, 29 Mar 2016 at 10:35 EDT (3,020 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3885.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2016 at 15:58 EDT (3,021 days ago) in Scorpius

3886.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Mon, 28 Mar 2016 at 14:44 EDT (3,021 days ago) in Scorpius

3887.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 26 Mar 2016 at 10:17 EDT (3,023 days ago) in Libra

3888.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 at 10:16 EDT (3,024 days ago) in Virgo

3889.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 at 06:29 EDT (3,024 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3890.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 23 Mar 2016 at 16:19 EDT (3,026 days ago) in Pisces

3891.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 23 Mar 2016 at 08:00 EDT (3,026 days ago) in Virgo

3892.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Russia, Asia, Oceania and Alaska. Wed, 23 Mar 2016 at 07:48 EDT (3,026 days ago) in Virgo

3893.

136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 22 Mar 2016 at 03:44 EDT (3,027 days ago) in Coma Berenices

3894.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Tue, 22 Mar 2016 at 00:00 EDT (3,027 days ago) in Leo

3895.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 21 Mar 2016 at 22:47 EDT (3,028 days ago) in Leo

3896.

Supernova SN2016bkv discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3184. Sun, 20 Mar 2016 (3,028 days ago)

3897.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 31'. Sun, 20 Mar 2016 at 09:45 EDT (3,029 days ago) in Aquarius

3898.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 20 Mar 2016 at 09:18 EDT (3,029 days ago) in Aquarius

3899.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Mar 2016 at 00:29 EDT (3,029 days ago) in Pisces

3900.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 16 Mar 2016 at 17:34 EDT (3,033 days ago) in Coma Berenices