521.

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, 03 Mar 2021 (1,214 days ago) in Carina

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 at 23:37 EDT (1,212 days ago) in Scorpius

523.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury pass within 19' of each other. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 at 00:54 EDT (1,212 days ago) in Capricornus

524.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 at 01:45 EDT (1,212 days ago) in Capricornus

525.

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. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 at 20:30 EDT (1,212 days ago) in Ophiuchus

526.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 06 Mar 2021 at 04:58 EDT (1,211 days ago) in Capricornus

527.

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 (1,210 days ago) in Sagittarius

528.

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 (1,209 days ago) in Carina

529.

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 (1,208 days ago) in Capricornus

530.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 at 19:24 EDT (1,208 days ago) in Capricornus

531.

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 (1,207 days ago) in Capricornus

532.

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 (1,207 days ago) in Aquarius

533.

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 (1,207 days ago) in Capricornus

534.

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 (1,207 days ago) in Capricornus

535.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 05:22 EDT (1,204 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 (1,204 days ago) in Aquarius

537.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2021 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 (1,203 days ago) in Norma

538.

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 (1,199 days ago) in Aries

539.

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 (1,198 days ago) in Taurus

540.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 14:47 EDT (1,198 days ago) in Taurus