5441.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°29'. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 at 14:57 EDT (4,483 days ago) in Cetus

5442.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 (4,484 days ago) in Aries

5443.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 at 15:01 EDT (4,485 days ago) in Aries

5444.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°50'. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 at 14:22 EDT (4,485 days ago) in Aries

5445.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 at 13:35 EDT (4,485 days ago) in Aries

5446.

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. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 at 02:02 EDT (4,485 days ago) in Aries

5447.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 at 19:59 EDT (4,486 days ago) in Aries

5448.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 at 18:33 EDT (4,486 days ago) in Aries

5449.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 at 14:11 EDT (4,487 days ago) in Pisces

5450.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 at 10:38 EDT (4,489 days ago) in Pisces

5451.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 at 15:16 EDT (4,490 days ago) in Pisces

5452.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 at 17:48 EDT (4,491 days ago) in Aries

5453.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 at 01:21 EDT (4,491 days ago) in Pisces

5454.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 at 22:22 EDT (4,492 days ago) in Virgo

5455.

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. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 at 20:22 EDT (4,492 days ago) in Aquarius

5456.

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. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 at 01:39 EDT (4,493 days ago) in Coma Berenices

5457.

Supernova SN2012aw discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3351. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 (4,495 days ago)

5458.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 at 06:42 EDT (4,496 days ago) in Aries

5459.

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. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 at 21:25 EDT (4,497 days ago) in Ophiuchus

5460.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2012 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 (4,497 days ago) in Norma