Sky Chart For The Month of March, 2023
ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2023
The Moon
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Full Moon occurs on 7that h.18-10 I.S.T |
Last Quarter occurs on 15th at h. 7-38 I.S.T. |
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New Moon occurs on 21st at h. 22-53 I.S.T. |
First Quarter occurs on 29th at h. 8-02 I.S.T. |
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The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 22nd. |
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The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 3rd and 31st of this month and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 19th. |
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The Moon passes about 3½º south of Saturn on 19th, about 2½º south of Neptune on 21st, about 2º south of Mercury on 22nd, about ½° south of Jupiter on 23rd, just south of Venus on 24th, about 1½° north of Uranus on 25th, about 2½º north of Mars on 28th.
The Earth
The Earth is at Vernal Equinox on 21st.
The Planets
Visibility of Planets:
Mercury: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 26th of the month. From 27th of the month it becomes visible in the western sky after sunset. Thereafter it sets about ½ hour to 1 hour after sunset for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in superior conjunction with the Sun on 17th.
Venus:The planet sets about 2 hours to 2½ hours after sun set throughout the month.
Mars:The planet sets about 1 hour to ½ hour after local midnight upto the third quarter of month, about ½ hour after it to close to local midnight for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in quadrature with the Sun on 16th.
Jupiter:The planet sets about 2½ hours to 2 hours after sunset upto first quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it upto second quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it upto third quarter of the month and about 1 hour to ½ hour after it upto 30th of the month. Thereafter from 31st the planet is too close to the Sun to be visible.
Saturn: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 8th of the month. From 9th of the month the planet becomes visible in the eastern sky before sunsrise. Thereafter the planet rises about 1 hour before sunrise upto the second quarter of month, about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it upto the third quarter of month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.
Uranus:The planet sets about 1½ hours to 2 hours before local midnight upto first quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 3 hours to 3½ hour before it for the remaining days of the month.
Neptune:The planet sets about 1 hour after sunset upto 3rd of the month. From 4th of month the planet is too close to the sun to be visible. The planet is in conjunction with the Sun on 16th.
Conjunction of Planets:
Mercury passes about ½º south of Saturn on 2nd.
Venus passes about ½º north of Jupiter on 2nd.
Mercury passes about ½º south of Neptune on 16th.
Mercury passes about 1½º north of Jupiter on 28th.
Venus passes about 1º north of Uranus on 31st.
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Planets |
Planets in Zodiacal Constellation |
Magnitude |
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Mercury (Budha) |
Moves from Aquarius (Kumbha) to Pisces (Mina) on 16th. Moves from Pisces (Mina) to Aries (Mesha) on 31st . |
-0.6 to -1.9 -1.9 to -1.2 |
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Venus (Sukra) |
Moves from Pisces (Mina) to Aries (Mesha) on 12th . |
-3.9 to -4.0 |
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Mars (Mangala) |
Moves from Taurus (Vrisha) to Gemini (Mithuna) on 13th. |
+0.4 to +1.0 |
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Jupiter(Brihaspati) |
Remains in Pisces (Mina). |
–2.1 |
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Saturn(Sani) |
Remains in Aquarius (Kumbha). |
+0.8 to +0.9 |
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Uranus |
Remains in Aries (Mesha). |
+6.0 |
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Neptune |
Remains in Pisces (Mina). |
+8.0 |
Source : : Head
Positional Astronomy Centre
India Meteorological Department
SaltLake, Kolkata - 700 091.