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Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury pass within 19' of each other. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 at 21:54 PDT (1,200 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'. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 at 22:45 PDT (1,200 days ago) in Capricornus

163.

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 17:30 PDT (1,199 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 01:58 PDT (1,198 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 16:49 PDT (1,197 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 (1,196 days ago) in Carina

167.

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 14:58 PDT (1,195 days ago) in Capricornus

168.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 at 16:24 PDT (1,195 days ago) in Capricornus

169.

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 07:37 PDT (1,194 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 15:52 PDT (1,194 days ago) in Aquarius

171.

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 17:02 PDT (1,194 days ago) in Capricornus

172.

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 18:01 PDT (1,194 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 02:22 PDT (1,191 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 17:57 PDT (1,191 days ago) in Aquarius

175.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2021 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 (1,190 days ago) in Norma

176.

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. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 at 22:02 PDT (1,187 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 10:46 PDT (1,185 days ago) in Taurus

178.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 11:47 PDT (1,185 days ago) in Taurus

179.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sat, 20 Mar 2021 at 02:30 PDT (1,184 days ago) in Pisces

180.

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, 21 Mar 2021 at 07:41 PDT (1,183 days ago) in Gemini