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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 04:24 EDT (1,510 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 04:24 EDT (1,510 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 04:18 EDT (1,510 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 16 Mar 2020 (1,512 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 16 Mar 2020 at 05:34 EDT (1,512 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition Asteroid 27 Euterpe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 14 Mar 2020 at 10:22 EDT (1,514 days ago) in Virgo

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2020 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 14 Mar 2020 (1,514 days ago) in Norma

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 at 15:13 EDT (1,517 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 02:29 EDT (1,518 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 13:47 EDT (1,519 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 10:36 EDT (1,519 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. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 (1,520 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. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 at 08:14 EDT (1,520 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Mar 2020 at 17:06 EDT (1,522 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 02 Mar 2020 (1,526 days ago) in Carina

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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. Mon, 02 Mar 2020 at 14:58 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 18:02 EDT (1,529 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. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 (1,530 days ago) in Carina

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 12:22 EDT (1,530 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°15'. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 06:51 EDT (1,530 days ago) in Pisces