![]() ![]() So it's perhaps a fitting time to try and spot the planet named for a mythical goddess of agriculture, grains, and fertile lands. With March bringing the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and fall in the Southern Hemisphere, it's a time for both planting or harvesting crops, depending on where you live. Then, on the 25th, the Moon continues upward in the sky, landing right next to the brilliant Pleiades star cluster that night. On the 23rd and 24th, in the couple of hours after sunset, you'll find the Moon as a beautifully slim crescent hanging just below, and the next night above, blazing bright Venus. ![]() It'll reappear in May, in the pre-dawn sky, with Saturn. The giant planet appears lower in the sky each night through the month, making its exit as an evening object. Venus climbs higher in the sky each night for the next couple of months, while Jupiter dives after the Sun. ![]() They quickly go their separate ways, though. Venus and Jupiter begin the month very close together in the evening sky, following their close conjunction on March 1st. What's Up for March? Venus climbs high while Jupiter dives sunward, and the little planet that shares its namesake with your breakfast cereal. March 25 – The crescent Moon sits next to the brilliant Pleiades star cluster tonight March 24 – Following sunset, find the Moon in the west as a beautifully slim crescent hovering just above brilliant Venus. March 23 – Look westward to find the Moon as a beautifully slim crescent this evening after sunset, hanging just below blazing bright Venus. ![]() Find it using binoculars or a small telescope, with constellation Leo as your guide. The two planets began the month super close together on March 1, but grow farther apart each night throughout the month.Īll month – Dwarf planet Ceres is at opposition in March, which means it's visible throughout the night and is at its brightest for the year. Venus and Jupiter part ways following their March 1 rendezvous, while Ceres reaches opposition, and is worth hunting for using binoculars.Īll month – Jupiter and Venus are visible in the west after sunset. ![]()
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