Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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 in their orbits and dropping lower night over night. Mercury and much brighter Venus to its right will be cozy enough to share the view […]
The moon will reach its full phase on Friday, March 14 at 2:55 a.m. EDT or 06:55 GMT, which converts to 11:55 p.m. PDT on Thursday, March 13. To a casual glance, the moon will appear full on both Thursday and Friday night. The March full moon, known as the Worm Moon, Crow Moon, Sap […]
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 celestial east). As the night wears on, the moon will drift closer to the star while Earth’s rotation carries them west. Before sunrise on Sunday […]
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 new moon on March 29. Starting on Sunday, March 16, after the evening twilight has faded, you’ll have about half an hour to check the […]
On Thursday, March 20 at 4:01 a.m. EDT or 1:01 a.m. PDT and 09:01 GMT, the sun will cross the celestial equator traveling north, marking the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere and the beginning of northern spring. Days and nights will be of equal length on that day, and the sun will rise due […]