621.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Kazakhstan. Sun, 07 Mar 2021 at 19:49 EDT (1,228 days ago) in Sagittarius

622.

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. Mon, 08 Mar 2021 (1,227 days ago) in Carina

623.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°40'. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 at 17:58 EDT (1,226 days ago) in Capricornus

624.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 at 19:24 EDT (1,226 days ago) in Capricornus

625.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 10:37 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Capricornus

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Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 18:52 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Aquarius

627.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 20:02 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Capricornus

628.

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. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 21:01 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Capricornus

629.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 05:22 EDT (1,222 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 20:57 EDT (1,222 days ago) in Aquarius

631.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2021 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 (1,221 days ago) in Norma

632.

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. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 at 01:02 EDT (1,217 days ago) in Aries

633.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 13:46 EDT (1,216 days ago) in Taurus

634.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 14:47 EDT (1,216 days ago) in Taurus

635.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sat, 20 Mar 2021 at 05:30 EDT (1,215 days ago) in Pisces

636.

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. Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 10:41 EDT (1,214 days ago) in Gemini

637.

Comet 10P/Tempel passes perihelion Comet 10P/Tempel makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 (1,212 days ago) in Aquarius

638.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 at 03:30 EDT (1,209 days ago) in Pisces

639.

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. Sat, 27 Mar 2021 at 10:46 EDT (1,208 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 28 Mar 2021 at 14:48 EDT (1,207 days ago) in Virgo