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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 08:08 EDT (1,661 days away) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 23:02 EDT (1,662 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 58'. Sat, 01 Mar 2031 at 14:32 EDT (1,662 days away) 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. Sun, 02 Mar 2031 at 13:57 EDT (1,663 days away) in Orion

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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, 03 Mar 2031 (1,664 days away) in Carina

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 08 Mar 2031 at 09:22 EDT (1,669 days away) in Leo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 08 Mar 2031 at 23:29 EDT (1,670 days away) in Leo

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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, 09 Mar 2031 (1,670 days away) in Carina

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 11 Mar 2031 at 05:16 EDT (1,672 days away) 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 Antarctica, South Africa and Bouvet Island. Tue, 11 Mar 2031 at 16:57 EDT (1,672 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 12 Mar 2031 at 15:23 EDT (1,673 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Mar 2031 at 14:39 EDT (1,674 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°42'. Thu, 13 Mar 2031 at 15:30 EDT (1,674 days away) in Libra

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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 countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand amongst others. Fri, 14 Mar 2031 at 13:20 EDT (1,675 days away) in Scorpius

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2031 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 15 Mar 2031 (1,676 days away) in Norma

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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. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 02:36 EDT (1,677 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 05:58 EDT (1,677 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°47'. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 06:09 EDT (1,677 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 06:24 EDT (1,677 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sun, 16 Mar 2031 at 22:52 EDT (1,677 days away) in Pisces