541.

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, 21 Mar 2020 at 07:02 EDT (1,517 days ago) in Aquarius

542.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Sat, 21 Mar 2020 at 13:49 EDT (1,517 days ago) in Aquarius

543.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 22 Mar 2020 at 07:15 EDT (1,516 days ago) in Aquarius

544.

Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'18". Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 11:45 EDT (1,515 days ago) in Sagittarius

545.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 18:57 EDT (1,515 days ago) in Aquarius

546.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 03:45 EDT (1,514 days ago) in Aries

547.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 05:29 EDT (1,514 days ago) in Pisces

548.

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. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 11:22 EDT (1,514 days ago) in Cetus

549.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 (1,512 days ago) in Aries

550.

136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 at 04:43 EDT (1,512 days ago) in Coma Berenices

551.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 at 20:51 EDT (1,512 days ago) in Aries

552.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 00:55 EDT (1,511 days ago) in Aquarius

553.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°48'. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 06:37 EDT (1,510 days ago) in Aries

554.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 11:17 EDT (1,510 days ago) in Aries

555.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 07:01 EDT (1,507 days ago) in Capricornus

556.

Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 54' of each other. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 13:30 EDT (1,507 days ago) in Capricornus

557.

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. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 at 06:21 EDT (1,506 days ago) in Gemini

558.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,506 days ago) in Virgo

559.

Supernova SN2020ftl discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4277. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,505 days ago)

560.

Supernova SN2020ydk discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2730. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,505 days ago)