Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).

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  • Venus Dances with Mercury (after sunset)

    In the western sky after sunset on the evenings surrounding Wednesday, March 12, the inner planets Mercury and Venus will dance with one another. Both planets will be swinging sunward…

  • Bright Moon Approaches Spica (all night)

    After the bright, waning gibbous moon clears the rooftops in the southeast during mid-evening on Saturday, March 15, Virgo’s brightest star Spica will be twinkling to its lower left (or…

  • Evening Zodiacal Light (after dusk)

    If you live in a location where the sky is free of light pollution, you might be able to spot the Zodiacal Light during the two weeks that precede the…

  • Moon Shines near Antares (pre-dawn)

    In the southern sky on Thursday morning, March 20, early morning sky-watchers can see the bright, waning gibbous moon shining several fingers widths to the right of Antares, the bright,…