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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 08:08 EDT (2,434 days away) in Taurus

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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, 28 Feb 2031 at 23:02 EDT (2,435 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 58'. Sat, 01 Mar 2031 at 14:32 EDT (2,435 days away) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 02 Mar 2031 at 13:57 EDT (2,436 days away) in Orion

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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. Mon, 03 Mar 2031 (2,437 days away) in Carina

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 08 Mar 2031 at 06:58 EDT (2,442 days away) in Leo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 08 Mar 2031 at 23:29 EDT (2,443 days away) in Leo

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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. Sun, 09 Mar 2031 (2,443 days away) in Carina

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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. Tue, 11 Mar 2031 at 05:16 EDT (2,445 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, South Africa and Bouvet Island. Tue, 11 Mar 2031 at 16:57 EDT (2,445 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 12 Mar 2031 at 15:23 EDT (2,446 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Mar 2031 at 14:39 EDT (2,447 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°42'. Thu, 13 Mar 2031 at 15:30 EDT (2,447 days away) in Libra

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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 countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand amongst others. Fri, 14 Mar 2031 at 13:20 EDT (2,448 days away) in Scorpius

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2031 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 15 Mar 2031 (2,449 days away) in Norma

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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. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 02:36 EDT (2,450 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 05:58 EDT (2,450 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°47'. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 06:09 EDT (2,450 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 06:24 EDT (2,450 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 22:52 EDT (2,450 days away) in Pisces