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Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 at 15:10 EDT (12 days ago) in Leo

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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, 12 Mar 2025 at 06:19 EDT (12 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°20'. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 at 06:49 EDT (15 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 at 19:57 EDT (16 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°40'. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 at 19:27 EDT (16 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 (16 days ago) in Carina

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 at 20:41 EDT (17 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 (16 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 at 04:00 EDT (17 days ago) in Pisces

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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 Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala amongst others. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 23:00 EDT (17 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 11:32 EDT (18 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°33'. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 06:32 EDT (18 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 05:03 EDT (18 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 at 08:01 EDT (19 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 at 08:45 EDT (20 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 (21 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°10'. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 at 01:26 EDT (21 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°23'. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 at 18:18 EDT (23 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 at 16:21 EDT (23 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 23:22 EDT (23 days ago) in Pisces