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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°55'. Fri, 30 Mar 2029 at 05:48 GMT+08 (1,777 days away) in Virgo

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 29 Mar 2029 at 20:50 GMT+08 (1,776 days away) 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. Thu, 29 Mar 2029 at 07:16 GMT+08 (1,776 days away) in Cetus

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Conjunction of Ceres and Pluto Ceres and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Thu, 29 Mar 2029 at 06:39 GMT+08 (1,776 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 27 Mar 2029 at 00:41 GMT+08 (1,774 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 25 Mar 2029 at 15:42 GMT+08 (1,772 days away) in Virgo

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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 24 Mar 2029 at 04:44 GMT+08 (1,771 days away) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 23 Mar 2029 at 15:33 GMT+08 (1,770 days away) in Gemini

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Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup passes perihelion Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 21 Mar 2029 (1,768 days away) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 21 Mar 2029 at 00:19 GMT+08 (1,768 days away) in Taurus

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March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 20 Mar 2029 at 16:08 GMT+08 (1,767 days away) 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 6°50'. Mon, 19 Mar 2029 at 09:33 GMT+08 (1,766 days away) in Aries

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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. Sat, 17 Mar 2029 at 05:32 GMT+08 (1,764 days away) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 15 Mar 2029 at 12:20 GMT+08 (1,762 days away) in Pisces

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2029 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 15 Mar 2029 (1,761 days away) in Norma

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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. Mon, 12 Mar 2029 at 20:05 GMT+08 (1,759 days away) in Capricornus

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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 2029 (1,755 days away) in Carina

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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. Wed, 07 Mar 2029 at 15:52 GMT+08 (1,754 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Tue, 06 Mar 2029 at 15:19 GMT+08 (1,753 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Sun, 04 Mar 2029 (1,750 days away) in Carina