Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
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March
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 8' south of the Moon. Occultation of Jupiter by the Moon. | 1100 |
| 3 | LAST QUARTER | 1800 |
| 6 | Mars is 5° north of the Moon. | 0600 |
| 8 | Neptune is 5° north of the Moon. | 0000 |
| 8 | The Moon is at perigee. | 0400 |
| 10 | NEW MOON | 0900 |
| 11 | Mercury is 3° north of the Moon. | 1600 |
| 12 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 18° east of the Sun. | 1800 |
| 17 | FIRST QUARTER | 1900 |
| 19 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation east of the Sun back toward a position west of the Sun as viewed from the Earth. | 1600 |
| 19 | Saturn is 5° south of the Moon. | 1600 |
| 19 | The Moon is at apogee. | 2300 |
| 20 | Equinox | 1300 |
| 21 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 2000 |
| 22 | Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde to direct motion. | 0000 |
| 23 | Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, is at opposition. | 0700 |
| 25 | FULL MOON | 2100 |
| 26 | Jupiter is 1° 0' north of the Moon. Occultation of Jupiter by the Moon. | 1600 |
| 27 | Pluto appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 0800 |
| 29 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction. | 1600 |
| 30 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 7' south of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 1700 |
| 31 | Venus is in superior conjunction. | 0300 |
| February | Phenomena, 2005 | April |
