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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 18 Mar 2031 at 03:21 EDT (2,435 days away) in Pisces

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March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Thu, 20 Mar 2031 at 15:47 EDT (2,437 days away) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 20 Mar 2031 at 18:55 EDT (2,437 days away) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 22 Mar 2031 at 23:50 EDT (2,439 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'54". Mon, 24 Mar 2031 at 06:56 EDT (2,441 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 26 Mar 2031 at 00:16 EDT (2,443 days away) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, China and Alaska amongst others. Wed, 26 Mar 2031 at 00:16 EDT (2,443 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Wed, 26 Mar 2031 at 00:40 EDT (2,443 days away) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Mar 2031 at 20:59 EDT (2,444 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°09'. Thu, 27 Mar 2031 at 21:13 EDT (2,444 days away) in Taurus

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 28 Mar 2031 at 20:33 EDT (2,445 days away) in Libra

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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, 30 Mar 2031 at 11:23 EDT (2,447 days away) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 30 Mar 2031 at 20:32 EDT (2,447 days away) in Gemini

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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, 02 Apr 2031 at 19:45 EDT (2,450 days away) in Pisces

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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 02 Apr 2031 (2,450 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Fri, 04 Apr 2031 at 15:57 EDT (2,452 days away) in Pisces

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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 04 Apr 2031 (2,452 days away) in Canes Venatici

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The Jewel Box cluster is well placed The Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster; mag 4.2) in Crux culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 05 Apr 2031 (2,453 days away) in Crux

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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. Sun, 06 Apr 2031 at 19:35 EDT (2,454 days away) in Bootes

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 07 Apr 2031 at 13:21 EDT (2,455 days away) in Virgo