161.

Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 40' of each other. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 10:40 EDT (794 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 12:36 EDT (794 days ago) in Aquarius

163.

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. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 (793 days ago) in Carina

164.

Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 58'. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 at 20:52 EDT (793 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°38'. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 07:17 EDT (791 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 08:55 EDT (791 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 17:10 EDT (791 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 at 01:46 EDT (789 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga amongst others. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 at 01:46 EDT (789 days ago) in Aries

170.

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. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 (787 days ago) in Carina

171.

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. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 at 05:46 EDT (786 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 at 18:03 EDT (786 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'. Sat, 12 Mar 2022 at 08:13 EDT (784 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 13 Mar 2022 at 07:34 EDT (783 days ago) in Aquarius

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2022 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 (782 days ago) in Norma

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Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 3°53' of each other. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 at 22:30 EDT (781 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 at 03:17 EDT (778 days ago) in Virgo

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Comet 22P/Kopff passes perihelion Comet 22P/Kopff makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 (778 days ago) in Capricornus

179.

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, 20 Mar 2022 at 09:24 EDT (776 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 20 Mar 2022 at 11:27 EDT (776 days ago) in Pisces