These sky maps show the bright stars and planets visible from the northern hemisphere, looking Sout and North, on february 15th 2020 (23h). The vertical line corresponds to the projection on the sky of the local meridian. The red arc on the Southern horizon represents the ecliptic (the annual path of the Sun).
Event calendar
March 2020
Astronomical phenomena for the month of March :
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Nombre maximal de caractères : 5000
– * on 03/01/2020 at 06h 04m 58s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Taurus.
– * on 02/03/2020 at 20h 57m 23s TLF : Premier Quartier.-on 04/03/2020 at 01h 29m 53s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Orion.
– * 04/03/2020 at 04h 06m 39s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Taurus
– * on 04/03/2020 at 06h 10m 41s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Gemini.
– * 04/03/2020 at 15h 58m 57s TLF : the Moon passes through the ascending node of its long orbit. average : + 95 ° 47.6 ’. - on 04/03/2020 at 17h 17m 14s TLF : Venus enters the constellation Aries.
– * on 03/05/2020 at 02h 34m 13s TLF : the declination of the Moon is at its maximum, decl. = + 23 ° 26.5 ’.
– * on 06/03/2020 at 06h 53m 15s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation of Cancer.
– * on 07/03/2020 at 15h 13m 37s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Leo.
– * on 07/03/2020 at 22h 34m 14s TLF : Mercury enters the constellation Capricorn.
– * 08/03/2020 at 13h 23m 02s TLF : Neptune in conjunction, diam. app. : 2.2 ", dist. Earth : 30.924 ua.
– * on 03/09/2020 at 09h 10m 05s TLF : Mercury is stationary in the constellation Capricorn, then direct.-on 09/03/2020 at 09h 55m 09s TLF : Neptune at peak (maximum distance to Earth ) d = 30.92448 ua, diam. app. : 2.2 ".
– * on 03/09/2020 at 15h 32m 22s TLF : Geocentric conjunction in right ascension between Venus and Uranus, dif. Dec. : + 2 ° 25 ’, elongated. Uranus solar : 45 ° E. - on 09/03/2020 at 18h 47m 45s TLF : Full Moon.
– * on 03/09/2020 at 22h 34m 30s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Virgo.
– * on 03/10/2020 at 07h 29m 51s TLF : the Moon at perigee (minimum distance to Earth) d = 357 121.853 km, diam. app. : 33.54 ’long. Avg. : 177.74 °.
– * on 03/10/2020 at 21h 10m 47s TLF : Mercury enters the constellation Aquarius.
– * on 11/03/2020 at 05h 15m 01s TLF : the Moon has a zero and decreasing declination, asc. right = 12h 50.5m.
– * on 12/03/2020 at 02h 07m 09s TLF : Sun enters the Pisces constellation
– * on 12/03/2020 at 21h 07m 39s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation of Libra.
– * on 03/14/2020 at 16h 11m 12s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Scorpio.
– * on 03/15/2020 at 03h 15m 30s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation of Ophiuchus.-on 03/16/2020 at 09h 11m 01s TLF : the declination of Mercury is at its minimum, decl. = -11 ° 22.4 ’.- on 03/16/2020 at 10h 34m 12s TLF : Last Quarter.
– * on 16/03/2020 at 10h 58m 58s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Sagittarius.
– * on 16/03/2020 at 20h 49m 50s TLF : Mercury goes through the descending node of its long orbit. average : + 330 ° 17.6 ’.
– * on 03/17/2020 at 01h 59m 50s TLF : the Moon passes through the descending node of its long orbit. average : + 274 ° 38.6 ’.
– * on 03/17/2020 at 15h 00m 37s TLF : the declination of the Moon is at its minimum, decl. = -23 ° 32.4 ’.
– * on 03/18/2020 at 09h 18m 22s TLF : Geocentric conjunction in right ascension between the Moon and Mars, dif. Dec. : -0 ° 44 ’, elongated. solar from Mars : 67 ° W. - on 03/18/2020 at 11h 18m 10s TLF : Geocentric conjunction in right ascension between the Moon and Jupiter, dif. Dec. : -1 ° 31 ’, elongated. solar of Jupiter : 66 ° W. - 19/03/2020 at 00h 55m 55s TLF : Geocentric conjunction in right ascension between the Moon and Saturn, dif. Dec. : -2 ° 7 ’, elongated. of Saturn : 59 ° W.
– * on 19/03/2020 at 01h 17m 51s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation of Capricorn.
– * on 03/20/2020 at 03h 09m 05s TLF : Venus at perihelion (minimum distance to the Sun) d = 0.71845 ua.
– * on 20/03/2020 at 04h 49m 38s TLF : spring equinox. - on 20/03/2020 at 04h 49m 40s TLF : Sun has a zero and increasing declination, asc. right = 0h 0.0m.
– * on 20/03/2020 at 07h 22m 12s TLF : Geocentric conjunction in right ascension between Mars and Jupiter, dif. Dec. : -0 ° 43 ’, elongated. Jupiter’s solar : 67 ° W.
– * on 03/21/2020 at 04h 11m 40s TLF : Saturn enters the constellation Capricorn.
– * on 03/21/2020 at 06h 14m 56s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Aquarius.
– * on 03/21/2020 at 18h 48m 08s TLF : Geocentric conjunction in right ascension between the Moon and Mercury, dif. Dec. : -3 ° 36 ’, elongated. Mercury solar : 28 ° W - 03/23/2020 at 00h 23m 19s TLF : Geocentric conjunction in right ascension between the Moon and Neptune, dif. Dec. : -4 ° 5 ’, elongated. solar of Neptune : 14 ° W.
– * on 03/23/2020 at 8h 11m 34s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation Pisces.
– * on 03/24/2020 at 03h 06m 29s TLF : Mercury in greater elongation : 27 ° 47 ’West.
– * on 03/24/2020 at 10h 28m 13s TLF : New Moon.
– * on 03/24/2020 at 12h 42m 06s TLF : the Moon enters the constellation of the Whale.
– * on 03/24/2020 at 4 p.m. 22m 58s TLF : the Moon at the apogee (maximum distance from Earth) d = 406,691,772 km, diam. app. : 29.46 ’long. Avg. : 7.13 °. - on 03/24/2020 at 11 p.m. 13m 09s TLF : Venus in greater elongation : 46 ° 5 ’East. - on 03/25/2020 at 01h 13m 02s TLF : the Moon has a null and growing declination , asc. right = 0h 50.0m.
– * on 25/03/2020 at 15h 14m 42s TLF : the L
source : IMCCE - Observatoire de Paris / PSL