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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 24 Mar 2024 at 13:54 EDT (840 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. Sun, 24 Mar 2024 (840 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 23 Mar 2024 at 11:44 EDT (841 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 at 23:52 EDT (842 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 20'. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 at 21:59 EDT (843 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 19' of each other. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 at 19:15 EDT (843 days ago) in Aquarius

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March equinox Day and night have equal length: the beginning of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 23:04 EDT (845 days ago) in Pisces

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 14:30 EDT (845 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 at 12:47 EDT (847 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (847 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 at 00:11 EDT (847 days ago) in Taurus

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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 Angola, Brazil, Namibia and Liberia amongst others. Sat, 16 Mar 2024 at 16:30 EDT (848 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 at 23:53 EDT (850 days ago) in Taurus

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2024 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 (850 days ago) in Norma

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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 (851 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 18:44 EDT (851 days ago) in Aries

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Asteroid 23 Thalia at opposition Asteroid 23 Thalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 00:46 EDT (852 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 10 Mar 2024 at 05:01 EDT (854 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 10 Mar 2024 at 03:04 EDT (854 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 (856 days ago) in Carina