| Thu 1 |
Full (Worm) Moon at 7:51pm EST |
| Sat 3 |
Mercury and Venus just 1.1° apart. Look very low in the West 30 minutes after sunset. |
| Wed 7 |
Jupiter pairs up with a waning gibbous Moon in the morning Southern sky. |
| Fri 9 |
Last Quarter Moon at 6:20am EST |
| Sat 10 |
A waning crescent Moon shines between Saturn and Mars in the predawn sky. |
| Sun 11 |
Daylight Saving Time Begins |
| Thu 15 |
Mercury at Greatest Eastern (Evening) Elongation |
| Sat 17 |
New Moon at 9:12am EDT |
| Sun 18 |
A very thin waxing crescent Moon lines up with Venus and Mercury in the evening sky. Look very low in the West 40 minutes after sunset. |
| Tue 20 |
Vernal Equinox at 4:15pm EDT |
| Sat 24 |
First Quarter Moon at 11:35am EDT |
| Wed 28 |
Venus and Uranus are less than 0.1° apart. Look low in the West 40 minutes after sunset. This event may require a large-aperture scope. |
| Sat 31 |
Full (Blue) Moon at 8:37am EDT (2nd Full Moon in March) |
Mercury pairs with Venus early in the month, both appearing very low in the West a half
hour after sunset. The planet is better seen around mid-month when it reaches
Greatest Eastern (Evening) Elongation on the 15th.
Venus is very low in the West at sunset all month.
Mars rises in the early morning hours this month, moving from Ophiuchus into
Sagittarius. During March, Mars moves closer and closer to Saturn – both visible
in the SSE sky before sunrise.
Jupiter, in Libra, rises in late evening during March and shines brightly in the South
before sunrise.
Saturn is in Sagittarius this month. Like Mars, it rises after midnight, and can be seen
above the SSE horizon in the predawn sky.