Sky Events

March 2026

March 3: Full Moon, partial lunar eclipse around sunrise/moonset

March 10: Moon at apogee; Jupiter ends retrograde motion

March 11: Last Quarter Moon

March 18: New Moon

March 20: Vernal Equinox; Conjunction of Moon and Venus with separation of 4°37′

March 22: Moon at perigee

March 25: First Quarter Moon, Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky

March 26: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter with separation of 3°52′

Moon 28: Moon 1.2° north of Beehive Cluster

Planets in March

Mercury: poorly placed morning planet, gaining visibility throughout the month

Venus: Visible in the evening sky throughout the month

Mars: Not visible this month

Jupiter: Well placed evening planet, visible from dusk to beyond midnight

Saturn: Poorly placed evening planet, becoming less visible as month goes on

April 2026

April 2: Full Moon

April 3: Mercury greatest western elongation 

April 7: Moon at apogee

April 10: Last Quarter Moon

April 17: New Moon

April 19: Moon at perigee, Conjunction of Moon and Venus with separation of 4°45′

April 22: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter with separation of 3°33′

April 23: First Quarter Moon 

Planets in April

Mercury: Poorly placed morning planet

Venus: Becoming much more prominent in the evening sky throughout the month

Mars: Not visible this month 

Jupiter: Good viewing in the western sky after sunset 

Saturn: Not visible this month