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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°04'. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 23:31 EDT (445 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 29' of each other. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 00:05 EDT (443 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 04:35 EDT (443 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 05:41 EDT (443 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. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 at 13:00 EDT (442 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 (442 days ago) in Carina

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 at 07:40 EDT (438 days ago) in Leo

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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. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 at 18:07 EDT (436 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 (436 days ago) in Carina

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia and New Caledonia amongst others. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 at 08:28 EDT (432 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 at 22:08 EDT (431 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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γ-Normid meteor shower 2023 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 (430 days ago) in Norma

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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, 15 Mar 2023 at 19:30 EDT (430 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 at 06:53 EDT (428 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 19 Mar 2023 at 11:12 EDT (426 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'. Sun, 19 Mar 2023 at 11:22 EDT (426 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 19 Mar 2023 at 11:42 EDT (426 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 at 17:20 EDT (425 days ago) in Pisces

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 13:17 EDT (424 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 13:24 EDT (424 days ago) in Pisces