821.

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 (618 days away) in Ophiuchus

822.

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 (620 days away) in Sagittarius

823.

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 (621 days away) in Aquarius

824.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2026 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 (621 days away) in Norma

825.

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 (623 days away) in Capricornus

826.

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 (624 days away) in Aquarius

827.

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 (624 days away) in Aquarius

828.

Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion Comet 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 (625 days away) in Capricornus

829.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 at 21:24 EDT (625 days away) in Pisces

830.

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 (627 days away) in Pisces

831.

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 (627 days away) in Pisces

832.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 at 12:46 EDT (628 days away) in Virgo

833.

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 (629 days away) in Pisces

834.

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 (629 days away) in Aries

835.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 at 04:53 EDT (630 days away) in Taurus

836.

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 (631 days away) in Taurus

837.

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 (632 days away) in Pisces

838.

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 (632 days away) in Auriga

839.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 02:41 EDT (633 days away) in Aquarius

840.

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 (633 days away) in Gemini