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Bruce McClure
Venus’ greatest evening elongation on March 24
Today - March 24, 2020 - Venus reaches its greatest elongation from the sun in the evening sky. At northerly latitudes, Venus - the "evening star" - stays out until late night.
March 24, 2020
Mercury’s greatest morning elongation on March 24
Mercury, though sitting way below the morning planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the morning sky, swings out to its maximum elongation from the sun for the year on March 24, 2020.
March 23, 2020
Moon sweeps past 4 planets before sunup March 17-20
Enjoy the great sky show in the east before sunrise on March 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2020. The moon will appear as a thinner crescent each morning as it parades by the four morning planets: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Mercury.
March 16, 2020
Last quarter moon and planets before sunrise March 16
Look outside before dawn on March 16, 2020 for the last quarter moon. Its illuminated side will be pointing at the planets Jupiter, Mars and Saturn. Some people will catch Mercury, too, shortly before sunrise.
March 15, 2020
Moon and Antares before sunup March 15
Let the moon show you Antares, the red supergiant star, on the morning of March 15, 2020. If your sky is fairly dark, see if you can make out the graceful shape of Antares' constellation - Scorpius the Scorpion - in the moon's glare.
March 14, 2020
See moon, Spica before bedtime March 11
From around the world tonight, use the waning gibbous moon to locate Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
March 11, 2020
March full moon is 2nd-closest of 2020’s 3 full supermoons
The whole globe enjoys a full-looking moon on March 8 and 9, 2020. The exact time of full moon falls in daylight on March 9 for clocks in the Americas. It's the 1st supermoon of 2020 and 2nd-closest full moon this year.
March 8, 2020
Moon and Regulus on March 7 and 8
Seen from around the world on the nights of March 7 and 8, the moon is moving through the constellation Leo the Lion, past the bright star Regulus, the Lion's Heart.
March 7, 2020
Gemini twins are triplets on March 5
Let tonight's moon show you the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux, as well as Procyon, aka the Little Dog Star.
March 5, 2020
Moon sweeps past Pleiades and Aldebaran March 1 and 2
On March 1 and 2, 2020, the waxing moon is near the bright red star Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull, and the Pleiades star cluster. Dazzling Venus is nearby.
March 1, 2020
