101.

March equinox Day and night have equal length: the beginning of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 at 10:48 EDT (119 days ago) in Pisces

102.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°37'. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 at 08:38 EDT (119 days ago) in Pisces

103.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 at 21:24 EDT (121 days ago) in Pisces

104.

Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion Comet 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 (121 days ago) in Capricornus

105.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°32'. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 at 17:52 EDT (122 days ago) in Aquarius

106.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 at 10:07 EDT (122 days ago) in Aquarius

107.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 at 04:07 EDT (123 days ago) in Capricornus

108.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2026 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 (125 days ago) in Norma

109.

Conjunction of Mars and Mercury Mars and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 at 02:48 EDT (125 days ago) in Aquarius

110.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile and Argentina. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 at 01:38 EDT (126 days ago) in Sagittarius

111.

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. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 at 05:39 EDT (128 days ago) in Ophiuchus

112.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 23:36 EDT (129 days ago) in Gemini

113.

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. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 09:42 EDT (129 days ago) in Scorpius

114.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 08:02 EDT (129 days ago) in Scorpius

115.

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, 09 Mar 2026 (130 days ago) in Carina

116.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 at 18:11 EDT (131 days ago) in Pisces

117.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26". Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 07:02 EDT (132 days ago) in Pisces

118.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 05:57 EDT (132 days ago) in Pisces

119.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 at 07:41 EDT (133 days ago) in Cetus

120.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 at 22:29 EDT (134 days ago) in Virgo