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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. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 (1,232 days ago) in Carina

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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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 at 23:37 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury pass within 19' of each other. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 at 00:54 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 at 01:45 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 at 20:30 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 06 Mar 2021 at 04:58 EDT (1,229 days ago) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Kazakhstan. Sun, 07 Mar 2021 at 19:49 EDT (1,228 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 08 Mar 2021 (1,227 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°40'. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 at 17:58 EDT (1,226 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 at 19:24 EDT (1,226 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 10:37 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 10 Mar 2021 at 18:52 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 20:02 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 21:01 EDT (1,225 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 05:22 EDT (1,222 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 20:57 EDT (1,222 days ago) in Aquarius

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2021 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 (1,221 days ago) in Norma

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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. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 at 01:02 EDT (1,217 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 13:46 EDT (1,216 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 14:47 EDT (1,216 days ago) in Taurus