Sky Events
March 2024
March 3: Third Quarter Moon
March 10: New Moon
March 13: Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter, with an angular separation of 3°35′.
March 17: First Quarter Moon
March 19: Vernal Equinox
March 24: Mercury at its greatest eastern elongation
March 25: Full Moon
March 25: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
March 30: Dwarf planet Makemake at opposition
Planets in March
Mercury: Evening planet, best seen later in the month.
Venus: Lost in the morning twilight this month.
Mars: Morning planet lost in twilight.
Jupiter:Hanging on in the evening sky but its visibility is deteriorating, the planet losing altitude rapidly as darkness falls.
Saturn: Too close to the Sun to be seen this month.
April 2024
April 1: Third Quarter Moon
April 5: M93, a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, is well-placed for observation
April 5: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars, with an angular separation of 1°58′
April 8: Total Solar Eclipse
April 10: Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter, with an angular separation of 3°59′
April 15: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici is well-placed for observation
April 15: First Quarter Moon
April 18: The globular cluster M3 in Canes Venatici is well-placed for observation.
April 22: Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak activity
April 23: The Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major is well-placed for observation
April 23: Full Moon
Planets in April
Mercury: Inferior conjunction on April 11, best seen in the evening sky at the start of the month.
Venus: This planet is unlikely to be seen this month as it is too close to the Sun.
Mars: Poorly placed morning planet, which is best seen at the end of the month.
Jupiter: This planet is unlikely to be seen this month as it becomes lost in the evening twilight.
Saturn: Morning planet but poor.