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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 at 21:43 EDT (1,874 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 setting in the west at around midnight. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 at 06:27 EDT (1,874 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 at 11:49 EDT (1,877 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°47'. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 at 08:08 EDT (1,877 days ago) in Aries

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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, 09 Mar 2019 (1,879 days ago) in Carina

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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. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 at 19:51 EDT (1,882 days ago) in Aquarius

227.

Supernova SN2019bpc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 7744. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 (1,881 days ago)

228.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 at 11:05 EDT (1,882 days ago) in Aquarius

229.

Supernova AT2019bpu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 4551. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 (1,882 days ago)

230.

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. Mon, 04 Mar 2019 at 06:26 EDT (1,884 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 03 Mar 2019 (1,885 days ago) in Carina

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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. Sun, 03 Mar 2019 at 18:07 EDT (1,885 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Mar 2019 at 16:48 EDT (1,886 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°12'. Sat, 02 Mar 2019 at 16:27 EDT (1,886 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 at 13:28 EDT (1,887 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Micronesia, Polynesia, Baker Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Tokelau and Wake Island. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 at 13:26 EDT (1,887 days ago) in Sagittarius

237.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 at 13:26 EDT (1,887 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 (1,889 days ago) in Carina

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 (1,889 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 09:53 EDT (1,889 days ago) in Ophiuchus