41.

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. Tue, 01 Mar 2016 at 18:11 EDT (2,979 days ago) in Ophiuchus

42.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Wed, 02 Mar 2016 at 01:31 EDT (2,978 days ago) in Ophiuchus

43.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 02 Mar 2016 at 02:11 EDT (2,978 days ago) in Ophiuchus

44.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 05:49 EDT (2,972 days ago) in Leo

45.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 13:11 EDT (2,972 days ago) in Leo

46.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from western Indonesia and western Federated States of Micronesia. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 20:57 EDT (2,972 days ago) in Aquarius

47.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 at 06:18 EDT (2,966 days ago) in Taurus

48.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Russia and Paracel Islands. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 at 10:03 EDT (2,966 days ago) in Taurus

49.

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. Tue, 15 Mar 2016 at 13:03 EDT (2,965 days ago) in Taurus

50.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Mar 2016 at 00:29 EDT (2,960 days ago) in Pisces

51.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 21 Mar 2016 at 22:47 EDT (2,959 days ago) in Leo

52.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Tue, 22 Mar 2016 at 00:00 EDT (2,958 days ago) in Leo

53.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Russia, Asia, Oceania and Alaska. Wed, 23 Mar 2016 at 07:48 EDT (2,957 days ago) in Virgo

54.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 23 Mar 2016 at 08:00 EDT (2,957 days ago) in Virgo

55.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 at 06:29 EDT (2,955 days ago) in Ophiuchus

56.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Mon, 28 Mar 2016 at 14:44 EDT (2,952 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2016 at 15:58 EDT (2,952 days ago) in Scorpius

58.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Tue, 29 Mar 2016 at 10:35 EDT (2,951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

59.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 29 Mar 2016 at 11:14 EDT (2,951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

60.

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. Thu, 31 Mar 2016 at 11:17 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Sagittarius