41.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 19' of each other. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 at 19:15 EDT (57 days ago) in Aquarius

42.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 23:04 EDT (59 days ago) in Pisces

43.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 14:30 EDT (59 days ago) in Aquarius

44.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 at 12:47 EDT (61 days ago) in Pisces

45.

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, 17 Mar 2024 at 07:13 EDT (61 days ago) in Pisces

46.

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, 17 Mar 2024 at 00:11 EDT (61 days ago) in Taurus

47.

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 Angola, Brazil, Namibia and Liberia amongst others. Sat, 16 Mar 2024 at 16:30 EDT (62 days ago) in Taurus

48.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 at 23:53 EDT (64 days ago) in Taurus

49.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2024 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 (64 days ago) in Norma

50.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 21:03 EDT (65 days ago) in Aries

51.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 18:44 EDT (65 days ago) in Aries

52.

Asteroid 23 Thalia at opposition Asteroid 23 Thalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 00:46 EDT (66 days ago) in Leo

53.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 10 Mar 2024 at 05:01 EDT (68 days ago) in Aquarius

54.

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, 10 Mar 2024 at 03:04 EDT (68 days ago) in Aquarius

55.

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. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 (70 days ago) in Carina

56.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 at 12:00 EDT (70 days ago) in Capricornus

57.

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. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 at 03:31 EDT (70 days ago) in Capricornus

58.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 at 00:00 EDT (70 days ago) in Capricornus

59.

Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 at 16:34 EDT (75 days ago) in Leo

60.

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. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 at 10:24 EDT (75 days ago) in Scorpius