1781.

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, 17 Mar 2028 at 19:23 EDT (1,354 days away) in Sagittarius

1782.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 18 Mar 2028 at 23:26 EDT (1,355 days away) in Aries

1783.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 19 Mar 2028 at 22:23 EDT (1,356 days away) in Pisces

1784.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 20 Mar 2028 at 21:56 EDT (1,357 days away) in Pisces

1785.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 21 Mar 2028 at 17:51 EDT (1,358 days away) in Aries

1786.

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, 22 Mar 2028 at 19:22 EDT (1,359 days away) in Capricornus

1787.

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, 22 Mar 2028 at 21:22 EDT (1,359 days away) in Capricornus

1788.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 24 Mar 2028 at 13:24 EDT (1,361 days away) in Aries

1789.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 24 Mar 2028 (1,361 days away) in Aries

1790.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°44'. Fri, 24 Mar 2028 at 18:27 EDT (1,361 days away) in Aquarius

1791.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 26 Mar 2028 at 00:32 EDT (1,363 days away) in Pisces

1792.

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, 26 Mar 2028 at 07:06 EDT (1,363 days away) in Pisces

1793.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°47'. Tue, 28 Mar 2028 at 00:55 EDT (1,365 days away) in Pisces

1794.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 30 Mar 2028 at 00:37 EDT (1,367 days away) in Aries

1795.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, Greenland and Kazakhstan amongst others. Thu, 30 Mar 2028 at 00:37 EDT (1,367 days away) in Aries

1796.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 56'. Thu, 30 Mar 2028 at 00:59 EDT (1,367 days away) in Aries

1797.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 30 Mar 2028 at 09:09 EDT (1,367 days away) in Taurus

1798.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Apr 2028 (1,369 days away) in Virgo

1799.

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, 02 Apr 2028 at 15:15 EDT (1,370 days away) in Gemini

1800.

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. Mon, 03 Apr 2028 at 03:04 EDT (1,371 days away) in Coma Berenices