2921.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 at 06:37 EDT (605 days away) in Leo

2922.

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. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 (605 days away) in Carina

2923.

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. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 at 22:29 EDT (607 days away) in Virgo

2924.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 at 07:54 EDT (608 days away) in Cetus

2925.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 05:57 EDT (609 days away) in Pisces

2926.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26". Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 07:02 EDT (609 days away) in Pisces

2927.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 at 18:11 EDT (610 days away) in Pisces

2928.

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, 09 Mar 2026 (611 days away) in Carina

2929.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 08:02 EDT (612 days away) in Scorpius

2930.

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. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 09:42 EDT (612 days away) in Scorpius

2931.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 23:36 EDT (612 days away) in Gemini

2932.

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. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 at 05:39 EDT (613 days away) in Ophiuchus

2933.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile and Argentina. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 at 01:38 EDT (615 days away) in Sagittarius

2934.

Conjunction of Mars and Mercury Mars and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 at 02:48 EDT (616 days away) in Aquarius

2935.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2026 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 (616 days away) in Norma

2936.

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. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 at 04:07 EDT (618 days away) in Capricornus

2937.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 at 10:07 EDT (619 days away) in Aquarius

2938.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°32'. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 at 17:52 EDT (619 days away) in Aquarius

2939.

Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion Comet 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 (620 days away) in Capricornus

2940.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 at 21:24 EDT (620 days away) in Pisces