481.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 at 02:25 EDT (819 days ago) in Cetus

482.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°55'. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 at 10:36 EDT (821 days ago) in Aquarius

483.

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. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 at 18:06 EDT (822 days ago) in Aquarius

484.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°09'. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 at 09:07 EDT (822 days ago) in Capricornus

485.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 2°06' of each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 20:50 EDT (823 days ago) in Capricornus

486.

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, 28 Mar 2022 at 16:48 EDT (823 days ago) in Coma Berenices

487.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 10:10 EDT (823 days ago) in Capricornus

488.

Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Saturn The Moon, Venus and Saturn pass close to one another. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 09:51 EDT (823 days ago) in Capricornus

489.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°25'. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 07:42 EDT (823 days ago) in Capricornus

490.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°40'. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 05:50 EDT (823 days ago) in Capricornus

491.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 01:03 EDT (823 days ago) in Capricornus

492.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°06'. Sun, 27 Mar 2022 at 22:54 EDT (824 days ago) in Capricornus

493.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Antarctica and Tasmania. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 at 15:24 EDT (826 days ago) in Sagittarius

494.

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, 25 Mar 2022 at 01:37 EDT (826 days ago) in Sagittarius

495.

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. Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 19:37 EDT (828 days ago) in Ophiuchus

496.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 at 20:02 EDT (829 days ago) in Scorpius

497.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 01:45 EDT (830 days ago) in Capricornus

498.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 20 Mar 2022 at 17:35 EDT (831 days ago) in Capricornus

499.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Mar 2022 at 11:27 EDT (831 days ago) in Pisces

500.

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. Sun, 20 Mar 2022 at 09:24 EDT (831 days ago) in Virgo