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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Wed, 26 Feb 2014 at 00:23 EDT (3,735 days ago) in Sagittarius

162.

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. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 at 09:32 EDT (3,734 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 at 14:51 EDT (3,734 days ago) in Aquarius

164.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°52'. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 at 16:25 EDT (3,734 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 01 Mar 2014 at 03:00 EDT (3,732 days ago) in Aquarius

166.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 01 Mar 2014 at 11:27 EDT (3,732 days ago) in Virgo

167.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 02 Mar 2014 at 11:51 EDT (3,731 days ago) in Libra

168.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 (3,728 days ago) in Capricornus

169.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 at 05:38 EDT (3,727 days ago) in Gemini

170.

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. Sat, 08 Mar 2014 at 08:27 EDT (3,725 days ago) in Taurus

171.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 10 Mar 2014 at 06:18 EDT (3,723 days ago) in Gemini

172.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Mon, 10 Mar 2014 at 07:25 EDT (3,723 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 11 Mar 2014 at 01:53 EDT (3,722 days ago) in Capricornus

174.

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. Tue, 11 Mar 2014 at 15:46 EDT (3,722 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 14 Mar 2014 at 00:16 EDT (3,719 days ago) in Capricornus

176.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2014 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 14 Mar 2014 (3,719 days ago) in Norma

177.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 16 Mar 2014 at 13:08 EDT (3,717 days ago) in Virgo

178.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 18 Mar 2014 at 21:36 EDT (3,715 days ago) in Virgo

179.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Tue, 18 Mar 2014 at 23:13 EDT (3,715 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 at 00:36 EDT (3,714 days ago) in Virgo