Astronomy - USA (2020-01)

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MARCH 2020

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance
from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time.

1 The Moon passes 0.1° south of asteroid Vesta, 6h UT

2 First Quarter Moon occurs at 19h57m UT

8 Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun, 12h UT

9 Mercury is stationary, 8h UT

Venus passes 2° north of Uranus, 15h UT

Full Moon occurs at 17h48m UT

10 The Moon is at perigee (357,122 kilometers from Earth), 6h30m UT

14 Asteroid Euterpe is at opposition, 18h UT

16 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 9h34m UT

18 The Moon passes 0.7° south of Mars, 8h UT

The Moon passes 1.5° south of Jupiter, 10h UT

The Moon passes 0.9° south of Pluto, 15h UT

19 The Moon passes 2° south of Saturn, 0h UT

20 March equinox occurs at 3h50m UT

Mars passes 0.7° south of Jupiter, 6h UT

21 The Moon passes 4° south of Mercury, 18h UT

24 Mercury is as greatest western elongation (28°), 2h UT

New Moon occurs at 9h28m UT

The Moon is at apogee (406,692 kilometers from Earth), 15h23m UT

Venus is as greatest eastern elongation (46°), 22h UT

26 The Moon passes 4° south of Uranus, 21h UT

28 The Moon passes 7° south of Venus, 11h UT

29 The Moon passes 0.2° south of asteroid Vesta, 7h UT

31 Mars passes 0.9° south of Saturn, 11h UT

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