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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, 27 Feb 2013 at 13:58 EDT (4,073 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia amongst others. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 at 02:11 EDT (4,071 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 at 08:44 EDT (4,070 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°19'. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 at 10:00 EDT (4,070 days ago) in Libra

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Supernova SN2013aj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5339. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 (4,069 days ago)

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and the Canary Islands. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 at 21:54 EDT (4,069 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 at 07:54 EDT (4,068 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 04 Mar 2013 at 16:53 EDT (4,068 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 05 Mar 2013 at 18:19 EDT (4,067 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 at 13:19 EDT (4,063 days ago) in Capricornus

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March Naked Astronomy podcast released Comets, Mars and the first phone in space are featured in the latest Space Boffins podcast. Recorded at the Royal Astronomical Society in London, Richard and Sue are joined by Rosetta mission scientist Andy Morse and astronomer Robert Massey. They also t... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 (4,062 days ago)

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 at 17:52 EDT (4,062 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 at 15:52 EDT (4,061 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova PSN J22154081-4551086 discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7232. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 (4,059 days ago)

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Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 at 05:34 EDT (4,059 days ago) in Leo

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2013 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 (4,058 days ago) in Norma

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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 at 22:22 EDT (4,057 days ago) in Crater

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 at 21:21 EDT (4,055 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 at 21:32 EDT (4,055 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 at 23:12 EDT (4,054 days ago) in Taurus