521.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 22 Mar 2025 at 21:02 EDT (268 days away) in Pegasus

522.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 at 12:04 EDT (269 days away) in Aquarius

523.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 at 15:43 EDT (270 days away) in Pisces

524.

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner passes perihelion Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 (271 days away) in Pisces

525.

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, 26 Mar 2025 at 21:04 EDT (272 days away) in Aquarius

526.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°50'. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 at 08:15 EDT (274 days away) in Aquarius

527.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Americas, western Russia, Europe and Africa. Sat, 29 Mar 2025 at 06:48 EDT (275 days away) in Pisces

528.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 29 Mar 2025 at 06:58 EDT (275 days away) in Pisces

529.

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. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 at 01:25 EDT (276 days away) in Pisces

530.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 at 09:23 EDT (277 days away) in Aquarius

531.

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. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 at 10:13 EDT (277 days away) in Coma Berenices

532.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 at 16:57 EDT (278 days away) in Taurus

533.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 (278 days away) in Virgo

534.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 at 19:15 EDT (279 days away) in Taurus

535.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°30'. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 at 20:24 EDT (279 days away) in Taurus

536.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Eastern and Southeast Asia, Federated States of Micronesia, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 at 06:40 EDT (280 days away) in Taurus

537.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 (281 days away) in Canes Venatici

538.

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, 04 Apr 2025 at 22:15 EDT (281 days away) in Gemini

539.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°09'. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 at 15:04 EDT (282 days away) in Gemini

540.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 at 15:59 EDT (282 days away) in Gemini