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FULL moon occurs on March 10d. 00h. 28m. U.T., and new moon on March 24d. 11h. 36m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: March 2d. 08h., Mars 6° N.; March 2d. 13h., Saturn 3° N.; March 7d. 11h., Jupiter 0·1° S.; March 22d. 16h., Venus 2° N.; March 29d. 23h., Saturn 2° N.; March 30d. 18h., Mars 5° N. The following occultations of stars brighter than magnitude 6 take place: March 3dr 19h. 59·4m., v Gemi. (D); March 28d. 20h. 31·1m., 63 Tauri (D); March 31d. 19h. 23·5m., ζ Gemi (D). The times refer to Greenwich and D refers to disappearance. Mercury rises at 6h. 44m. and 6h. 05m. at the beginning and end of the month, but is too close to the sun for good observation. The planet is in superior conjunction on March 17. Venus, a morning star, rises at 5h. 34m. and 5h. 14m. at the beginning and end of the month, and can be seen only with difficulty. Mats sets at 2h. 54m. and 2h. at the beginning and end of the month and can be seen in the early part of the night. On March 7d. 15h. there is a conjunction between Mars and Saturn, Mars being 3·4° N. Jupiter is visible throughout the night, setting at 6h. 15m. and 4h. 13m. at the beginning and end of the month. Saturn is visible in the early part of the night, setting at 2h. 40m. and 0h. 49m. at the beginning and end of the month. Spring equinox begins on March 20d. 18h.
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The Night Sky in March. Nature 153, 249 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153249e0
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