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Bruce McClure

Moon occults Aldebaran on April 10

Most of us won't see the occultation, but we'll see Aldebaran exceedingly close to the moon on April 10, 2016.

Bruce McClure

April 10, 2016

Moon, Mercury, Aldebaran on April 9

As darkness falls, look for the waxing crescent moon in between the star bright reddish star Aldebaran and the planet Mercury.

Bruce McClure

April 9, 2016

Young moon and Mercury after sunset

In the Northern Hemisphere? If so, you have a chance of catching the young moon and planet Mercury in the west after sundown.

Bruce McClure

April 8, 2016

Closest new moon of 2016 on April 7

April 7 moon turns new six hours before perigee - closest point to Earth. We won't see it, but it counts as a supermoon and will affect ocean tides.

Bruce McClure

April 7, 2016

Moon farthest south on March 30

The moon reaches its southernmost point for the month on March 30, 2016. The moon is east of Mars and Saturn before dawn on March 30.

Bruce McClure

March 29, 2016

This is the earliest Easter until 2035

There are 35 dates on which Easter can take place. There won't be another one as early as today's Easter Sunday until 2035.

Bruce McClure

March 27, 2016

Moon, Saturn, Mars on March 27-28

Mars and Saturn are about to be at their best. Learn to recognize them as the moon sweeps past.

Bruce McClure

March 27, 2016

Moon and star Spica on March 24

People around the world will see a full-looking waning gibbous moon in the vicinity of this star, which is the brightest light in the constellation Virgo.

Bruce McClure

March 24, 2016

First of season’s 4 full moons March 23

Four full moons in a season? Yes. Normally there are 3, and that's why - soon - we'll have a Blue Moon (3rd of 4 full moons in a season).

Bruce McClure

March 23, 2016

A subtle lunar eclipse on March 23

From all timezones in contiguous North America, this penumbral lunar eclipse happens shortly before dawn on March 23. Charts and info for other parts of the world here.

Bruce McClure

March 22, 2016

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. He's 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.