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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 (1,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 (1,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

163.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°30'. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 06:18 EDT (1,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

164.

Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Mars The Moon, Jupiter and Mars pass close to one another. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 06:32 EDT (1,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

165.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°06'. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 19:56 EDT (1,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 20:28 EDT (1,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

167.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 18:59 EDT (1,505 days ago) in Aries

168.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 23:42 EDT (1,505 days ago) in Pisces

169.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 42'. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 02:25 EDT (1,504 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 42' of each other. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 06:37 EDT (1,504 days ago) in Sagittarius

171.

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 (1,503 days ago) in Aquarius

172.

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 (1,503 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 22 Mar 2020 at 07:15 EDT (1,502 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (1,501 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 18:57 EDT (1,501 days ago) in Aquarius

176.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 03:45 EDT (1,500 days ago) in Aries

177.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 05:29 EDT (1,500 days ago) 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. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 11:22 EDT (1,500 days ago) in Cetus

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 (1,498 days ago) in Aries

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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 (1,498 days ago) in Coma Berenices