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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 (401 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 (401 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 (404 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 (405 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 (405 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 (405 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 (406 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 (405 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 (406 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 (406 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 remaining visible until around midnight. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 11:32 EDT (407 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 (407 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 (407 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 (408 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 at 08:45 EDT (409 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 (410 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 (410 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 (412 days ago) in Pisces

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 at 16:21 EDT (412 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 (412 days ago) in Pisces