3901.

Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition Asteroid 10 Hygiea makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 15 Mar 2016 at 15:10 EDT (3,034 days ago) in Leo

3902.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Tue, 15 Mar 2016 at 13:03 EDT (3,034 days ago) in Taurus

3903.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Russia and Paracel Islands. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 at 10:03 EDT (3,035 days ago) in Taurus

3904.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 at 06:18 EDT (3,035 days ago) in Taurus

3905.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2016 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 (3,035 days ago) in Norma

3906.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Thu, 10 Mar 2016 at 02:03 EDT (3,039 days ago) in Cetus

3907.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from western Indonesia and western Federated States of Micronesia. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 20:57 EDT (3,041 days ago) in Aquarius

3908.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 20:55 EDT (3,041 days ago) in Aquarius

3909.

The Wishing Well cluster is well placed The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 (3,041 days ago) in Carina

3910.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 13:11 EDT (3,041 days ago) in Leo

3911.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 05:49 EDT (3,041 days ago) in Leo

3912.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 00:07 EDT (3,041 days ago) in Aquarius

3913.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Mon, 07 Mar 2016 at 05:52 EDT (3,042 days ago) in Capricornus

3914.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sun, 06 Mar 2016 at 15:19 EDT (3,043 days ago) in Aquarius

3915.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 03 Mar 2016 at 14:56 EDT (3,046 days ago) in Aquarius

3916.

The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed The Theta Carinae open star cluster (IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades; mag 1.9) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 02 Mar 2016 (3,047 days ago) in Carina

3917.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 02 Mar 2016 at 02:11 EDT (3,047 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3918.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Wed, 02 Mar 2016 at 01:31 EDT (3,047 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3919.

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. Tue, 01 Mar 2016 at 18:11 EDT (3,048 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3920.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 29 Feb 2016 at 14:37 EDT (3,049 days ago) in Libra