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NEW moon occurs on March 14d. 03h. 51m., U.T., and full moon on March 28d. 17h. 44m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: March 11d. 21h., Mars 2° N.; March 16d. 10h., Venus 12° N.; March 21d. 03h., Saturn 0·4° N.; March 27d. 05h., Jupiter 3° S. During March no occultations of stars brighter than magnitude 6 take place. Mercury is close to the sun at the beginning of the month, rising about 20 minutes after, and setting 10 minutes before, the sun then. At the end of March the times of rising and setting are 5h. 47m. and 20h. 09m., respectively. The planet attains its greatest easterly elongation on March 26. Venus is a very conspicuous object in the western sky and is well placed for observation, setting at 21h. 54m. and 21h. 04m. at the beginning and the end of the month, respectively. Venus attains its greatest brilliancy on March 10. Mars, a morning star, is too close to the sun for favourable observation. Jupiter moves from the constellation of Virgo into the constellation of Leo during March, and can be seen throughout the night, setting at 7h. 26m. and 5h. 17m. on March 1 and March 31. The planet is in opposition to the sun on March 13. Saturn, in the constellation of Gemini, sets at 3h. 47m. and lh. 53m. on March 1 and March 31, and is stationary on March 5. Vernal equinox is on March 21d. 00h.
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The Night Sky in March. Nature 155, 233 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155233c0
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