| Mar.
7 |
New
Moon 9:14am PST; 17:14 UT ~ Easter's New
Moon
The
Moon conjoins Uranus
11:03am PST; 19:03 UT.
Sky
Lights ~ Pisces planetary
and stellar highlights during Pisces 2/19 - 3/20. |
| Mar.
8 |
The
Sun conjoins Uranus
12:19pm PST; 20:19 UT.
Look for the thinnest smiling Crescent Moon in the west 6:15pm - 7:30pm.
The Moon lies in faint Pisces. Algenib the wing of Pegasus
the Flying Horse lies to the right of the Moon. |
| Mar.
9 |
Mercury conjoins Neptune 0:53am
PST;
08:53 UT.
Daylight
Saving
Time begins
in
the USA at 2:00am.
Alrescha,
the knot star joining the two Pisces fish,
lies to the left of slender smiling
Luna. |
| Mar.
10 |
The
Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 227,607 miles) 2:39pm
PDT; 21:39 UT.
The two brightest stars of Aries are to the right of
smiling thin Luna. |
| Mar.
11 |
Both
Venus and Mercury are now located in the constellation Aquarius. |
| Mar.
12 |
The
smiling Moon lies between the Pleiades and Aldebaran. Use binoculars
for an added treat. |
| Mar.
13 |
The
almost Quarter Moon approaches Elnath from the west. |
| Mar.
14 |
First
Quarter Moon 3:46am PDT; 10:46 UT.
The
Moon
conjoins Mars 8:03pm
PDT; 03:03 UT 3/15.
A dark sky and binoculars reveal M35 at the foot of Gemini below Mars
and the Moon. See Mars
Path 3/08. |
| Mar.
15 |
The
Moon forms a triangle with the Gemini Twins. |
| Mar.
16 |
The
Moon lines up diagonally with the Gemini Twins near Pollux. |
| Mar.
18-19 |
The
waxing
Gibbous Moon transits Leo the Lion. Map
3/18+19
3/18 The Moon lines up with Regulus
and Saturn to the east. Watch the Moon move closer to Regulus and then
pass the star before sunrise.
3/19 The
Moon lies south of Regulus 1:00am PDT; 8:00 UT.
The
Moon conjoins Saturn
6:33am PDT; 13:33 UT.
The
evening Moon passes to the east of Saturn.
Spring
(March) Equinox 10:49pm PDT; 05:49 UT 3/20. |
| Mar.
21 |
Good
Friday ~ Purim
Festival
of the Risen One
Aries
Radiant Life Global Meditation
Full
Moon 11:40am PDT; 18:40 UT ~ Easter's Full Moon
The Moon is positioned west of Spica in Virgo's Holy Grail.
|
| Mar.
22 |
Watch
the
Moon move closer and closer to Spica. |
| Mar.
23 |
Easter
Sunday
The
Moon lies east of Spica. |
| Mar.
24 |
Mercury conjoins Venus
6:30am
PDT;
13:30 UT. |
| Mar.
26 |
The
Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 251,713 miles)
1:13pm PDT; 20:13 UT. |
| Mar.
27 |
The
Moon lies south of Antares 3:00am
PDT; 10:00 UT.
Mercury conjoins Uranus
1:08pm PDT; 20:08 UT. |
| Mar.
28 |
The
predawn
Moon
lies
above
the
stinger
of
Scorpius
at
the foot
of Ophiuchus.
Venus conjoins Uranus
3:58pm
PDT;
22:58
UT.
The
Moon conjoins Pluto
10:00pm PDT; 05:00 UT 3/29. |
| Mar.
29 |
The
predawn Moon lies west
of Jupiter at the "teapot spout" of Sagittarius.
Last
Quarter Moon 2:47pm PST; 21:47
UT. |
| Mar.
30 |
The
predawn Moon
lies near
Jupiter at
the "teapot
handle" of
Sagittarius.
The
Moon conjoins Jupiter
|