6941.

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. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 at 16:12 EDT (5,948 days ago) in Scorpius

6942.

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. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 at 17:38 EDT (5,950 days ago) in Libra

6943.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°02'. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 at 06:14 EDT (5,951 days ago) in Aquarius

6944.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 at 14:39 EDT (5,953 days ago) in Virgo

6945.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 at 08:02 EDT (5,953 days ago) in Aquarius

6946.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 at 01:52 EDT (5,954 days ago) in Pisces

6947.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°38'. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 at 11:18 EDT (5,955 days ago) in Leo

6948.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 at 09:08 EDT (5,955 days ago) in Leo

6949.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania and Tokelau. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 at 03:11 EDT (5,955 days ago) in Leo

6950.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 at 10:28 EDT (5,957 days ago) in Cancer

6951.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 at 23:12 EDT (5,960 days ago) in Gemini

6952.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°39'. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 at 22:57 EDT (5,960 days ago) in Gemini

6953.

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. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 at 06:46 EDT (5,960 days ago) in Taurus

6954.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji amongst others. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 at 04:05 EDT (5,960 days ago) in Taurus

6955.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2008 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 (5,960 days ago) in Norma

6956.

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. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 at 22:34 EDT (5,961 days ago) in Coma Berenices

6957.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 at 14:06 EDT (5,962 days ago) in Taurus

6958.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 at 13:40 EDT (5,963 days ago) in Capricornus

6959.

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. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 at 17:39 EDT (5,964 days ago) in Aries

6960.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 at 21:43 EDT (5,966 days ago) in Capricornus