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Bruce McClure

Moon passes Regulus on March 25

These next few days - March 25 and 26, 2021 - watch for the moon to travel in front of the constellation Leo the Lion, past the bright star Regulus, the Lion's Heart.

Bruce McClure

March 25, 2021

Moon and Cancer on March 23 and 24

These next few nights - March 23 and 24, 2021 - the bright waxing gibbous moon puts the constellation Cancer in the spotlight, but out of view.

Bruce McClure

March 23, 2021

Is March’s full moon a supermoon?

The full moon on March 28, 2021, ranks as the 4th-closest (and therefore 4th-largest and 4th-brightest) of the 12 full moons of 2021. Is it a supermoon? Here's why experts disagree.

Bruce McClure

March 23, 2021

Fastest sunsets happen near the equinoxes

We're talking about the amount of time needed for the body of the sun to sink below the horizon. It's true. The sun actually sets faster around the time of an equinox.

Bruce McClure

March 19, 2021

Moon and Mars in Taurus March 18, 19 and 20

Let the moon introduce you to the constellation Taurus the Bull on the nights of March 18, 19 and 20, 2021!

Bruce McClure

March 18, 2021

Young moon after sunset March 14-17, 2021

These next several days - March 14-17, 2021 - look westward after sunset to get an eyeful of the young, slender waxing crescent moon adorning the evening twilight.

Bruce McClure

March 14, 2021

Will you see the moon and planets at dawn March 8 to 10?

In the predawn/dawn sky on March 8, 9 and 10, 2021, let the old moon serve as your guide to the three morning planets: Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn.

Bruce McClure

March 7, 2021

Moon and star Antares morning of March 5, 2021

Let the moon show you Antares, a red supergiant star and the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion on the morning of March 5.

Bruce McClure

March 4, 2021

Closest Mars-Pleiades conjunction until 2038

This year - on March 3, 2021 - the red planet Mars and the Pleiades star cluster - also known as the Seven Sisters - stage their closest conjunction on the sky's dome until February 4, 2038.

Bruce McClure

March 3, 2021

Mercury’s greatest elongation Mar 6, 2021

Mercury, the innermost planet, has a close conjunction with the king planet Jupiter on March 5, and then reaches its greatest elongation from the sun on March 6.

Bruce McClure

March 2, 2021

Bruce McClure

Bruce McClure served as lead writer for EarthSky's popular Tonight pages from 2004 to 2021, when he opted for a much-deserved retirement. You can still find many articles at EarthSky.org that were originally written by Bruce, and which the EarthSky editors still update regularly. Bruce is a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also wrote and hosted public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York. Bruce he loves cycles of all kinds! You can still find many articles at EarthSky with Bruce's name on them, exploring the various, intricate cycles of the sky.