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MARCH 2018
Calendar of events
1 The Moon passes 0.9° north of
Regulus, 6h UT
2 Full Moon occurs at 0h51m UT
4 Neptune is in conjunction with
the Sun, 14h UT
5 Mercury passes 1.4° north of
Venus, 18h UT
7 The Moon passes 4° north of
Jupiter, 7h UT
9 Jupiter is stationary, 10h UT
Last Quarter Moon occurs at
11h 2 0 m U T
10 The Moon passes 4° north of
Mars, 1h UT
11 The Moon passes 2° north of
Saturn, 2h UT
The Moon is at apogee (404,678
kilometers from Earth), 9h14m UT
15 Mercury is at greatest eastern
elongation (18°), 15h UT
17 New Moon occurs at 13h12m UT
18 Mercury passes 4° north of
Venus, 1h UT
The Moon passes 8° south of
Mercury, 18h UT
The Moon passes 4° south of
Venus, 19h UT19 The Moon passes 5° south of
Uranus, 16h UT
20 March equinox occurs at
16h15m UT
Dwarf planet Ceres is stationary,
21h UT
22 Mercury is stationary, 17h UT
The Moon passes 0.9° north of
Aldebaran, 23h UT
24 First Quarter Moon occurs at
15h35m U T
26 The Moon is at perigee
(369,106 kilometers from Earth),
17h17m U T
28 The Moon passes 1.0° north of
Regulus, 14h UT
31 Full Moon occurs at 12h37m UTSTAR COLORS:
Stars’ true colors
depend on surface
temperature. Hot
stars glow blue; slight-
ly cooler ones, white;
intermediate stars (like
the Sun), yellow; followed
by orange and, ulti mately, red.
Fainter stars can’t excite our eyes’
color receptors, and so appear white
without optical aid.Illustrations by Astronomy: Roen KellyHOW TO USE THIS MAP: This map portrays
the sky as seen near 30° south latitude.
Located inside the border are the four
directions: north, south, east, and
west. To find stars, hold the map
overhead and orient it so a
direction label matches the
direction you’re facing.
The stars above the
map’s horizon now
match what’s
in the sky.BEGINNERS: WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO READ A STAR CHART AT http://www.Astronomy.com/starchart.