Highlights (especially for the planets) for the night sky in March 2005
Thursday 3 March 2005
- About 1.5 hours before sunrise look for Antares behind Moon
- Mars and Jupiter span 90 degrees in sky
Saturday 5 March 2005
- Before sunrise look for Mars near Sagittarius (Teapot)
- Look for waning crescent Moon in Teapot
Monday 7 March 2005
- After sunset look for Mercury low on horizon in west near Pegasus
Friday 11 March 2005
Tuesday 15 March 2005
- About an hour after sunset look for Moon near Pleiades
Friday 18 March 2005
- An hour after sunset look for Moon in Gemini near Castor, Pollux and Saturn
Sunday 20 March 2005
- After sunset look for Mercury very low on western horizon
- SPRING begins - Vernal Equinox 7:33PM EST
Monday 21 March 2005
- After sunset look for Moon near Leo high in ESE
Friday 25 March 2005
- After sunset look for Moon near Jupiter in Virgo
- Full Moon
Sunday 27 March 2005
- About 3 hours after sunset, look for Moon, Spica and Jupiter in ESE
Thursday 31 March 2005
- Before sunrise look for waning gibbous Moon near Scorpius tail
Good skywatching resources
John Avellone's provided web sites