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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. Sun, 04 Mar 2018 at 04:19 EDT (2,250 days ago) in Virgo

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Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 04 Mar 2018 at 08:45 EDT (2,250 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Mon, 05 Mar 2018 at 13:28 EDT (2,249 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°06'. Wed, 07 Mar 2018 at 01:55 EDT (2,247 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Mar 2018 at 04:00 EDT (2,247 days ago) in Libra

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 08 Mar 2018 at 23:45 EDT (2,245 days ago) in Libra

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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. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 at 06:20 EDT (2,245 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 (2,245 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°48'. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 at 19:36 EDT (2,245 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 at 20:23 EDT (2,245 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 10 Mar 2018 at 06:06 EDT (2,244 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Sat, 10 Mar 2018 at 21:20 EDT (2,244 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 10 Mar 2018 at 21:24 EDT (2,244 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 11 Mar 2018 at 05:13 EDT (2,243 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 14 Mar 2018 at 05:06 EDT (2,240 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 14 Mar 2018 at 10:37 EDT (2,240 days ago) in Capricornus

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2018 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 14 Mar 2018 (2,240 days ago) in Norma

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 (2,239 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 at 06:26 EDT (2,239 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 17 Mar 2018 at 09:12 EDT (2,237 days ago) in Aquarius