241.

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. Sun, 03 Mar 2019 at 18:07 EDT (1,888 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 03 Mar 2019 (1,888 days ago) in Carina

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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. Mon, 04 Mar 2019 at 06:26 EDT (1,887 days ago) in Capricornus

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Supernova AT2019bpu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 4551. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 (1,885 days ago)

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 at 11:05 EDT (1,885 days ago) in Aquarius

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Supernova SN2019bpc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 7744. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 (1,884 days ago)

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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. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 at 19:51 EDT (1,885 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 09 Mar 2019 (1,882 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 5°47'. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 at 08:08 EDT (1,880 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 at 11:49 EDT (1,880 days ago) in Aries

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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. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 at 06:27 EDT (1,877 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 at 21:43 EDT (1,877 days ago) in Pisces

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2019 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 (1,876 days ago) in Norma

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Mar 2019 at 09:30 EDT (1,874 days ago) in Cancer

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 15:47 EDT (1,872 days ago) in Leo

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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. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 at 17:52 EDT (1,871 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 at 21:42 EDT (1,871 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°23'. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 at 02:35 EDT (1,869 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 at 09:26 EDT (1,868 days ago) in Libra

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Supernova SN2019cec discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5278. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 (1,866 days ago)