2941.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°37'. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 at 08:38 EDT (622 days away) in Pisces

2942.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 at 10:48 EDT (622 days away) in Pisces

2943.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 at 15:10 EDT (623 days away) in Virgo

2944.

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. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 at 07:09 EDT (624 days away) in Pisces

2945.

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, 22 Mar 2026 at 07:39 EDT (624 days away) in Aries

2946.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 at 04:53 EDT (625 days away) in Taurus

2947.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana amongst others. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 at 18:37 EDT (626 days away) in Taurus

2948.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn 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, 25 Mar 2026 at 04:45 EDT (627 days away) in Pisces

2949.

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. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 at 15:18 EDT (627 days away) in Auriga

2950.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 02:41 EDT (628 days away) in Aquarius

2951.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°52'. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 08:12 EDT (628 days away) in Gemini

2952.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 09:19 EDT (628 days away) in Gemini

2953.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 (629 days away) in Aquarius

2954.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 at 23:54 EDT (629 days away) in Cancer

2955.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza and RAF Akrotiri. Sun, 29 Mar 2026 at 15:57 EDT (631 days away) in Leo

2956.

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. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 at 15:57 EDT (634 days away) in Coma Berenices

2957.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 (634 days away) in Virgo

2958.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 at 22:11 EDT (634 days away) in Virgo

2959.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 14:48 EDT (636 days away) in Aquarius

2960.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 18:17 EDT (636 days away) in Aquarius