Here you will find useful observing information about the visible planets,
our Moon and other moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial.
Among these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout.
Animated images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects,
or apparent and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular features include plotting the monthly positions of the
visible planets using heliocentric coordinates; following moon phases; conjunctions; the sun's apparent motion and the Earth's real
motion along the ecliptic.
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March Sky Calendar | ||||
01. Moon Occultation with Saturn 02. Moon at Descending Node Waning Crescent Moon Close to Venus Moon Occultation with Pluto 04. Moon at Apogee: 252,520 miles (406,391 km) 06. New Moon 07. Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 10. Begin Daylight Saving Time (U.S.A) 11. Waxing Crescent Moon Near Mars 12. Sun enters the Astronomical constellation Pisces the Fishes. |
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13. Waxing Crescent Moon Near Aldebaran 14. First Quarter Moon Pi Day 15. Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 16. Moon at Ascending Node 17. Waxing Gibbous Moon Near Beehive Open Star Cluster 18. Waxing Gibbous Moon Near Regulus 19. Moon at Perigee: 223,309 miles (359,381 km) 20. March Equinox (21:58 UT – 5:58 pm EDT) Sun does not enter the astrological constellation Aries the Ram. |
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21. Full Moon (A Super Moon) 23. Martian Summer Solstice 27. Waning Gibbous Moon Near Jupiter 28. Last Quarter Moon 29. Moon Occultation with Saturn Moon Occultation with Pluto Moon at Descending Node 31. Mars Near Pleiades Open Star Cluster Begin European Summer Time (Set Clocks Ahead 1 hour) |
Name | March 02 | March 12 | March 20 | |
Mercury | 106o 44' | 160o 41' | 200o 24' | |
Venus | 237o 08' | 253o 02' | 268o 54' | |
Earth | 161o 06' | 171o 07' | 181o 05' | |
Mars | 074o 21' | 079o 29' | 084o 32' | |
Ceres | 227o 56' | 230o 12' | 232o 45' | |
Jupiter | 251o 28' | 252o 16' | 253o 03' | |
Saturn | 283o 18' | 283o 36' | 283o 54' | |
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