Sky Chart For The Month of March, 2026

ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2026

The MoonÂ

Full Moon occurs on 03^th at h. 17 - 08 I.S.T.	Last Quarter occurs on 11^th at h 15 - 08 I.S.T.
New Moon occurs on 19^th at h 06 - 53 I.S.T.	First Quarter occurs on 26^that h 00 - 48 I.S.T.

The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 20^th.
The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 10^th and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 22^nd.

The Moon passes about 2⁰south of Mercury on 17^th, about 1Â½⁰north of Mars on 18^th, about 4⁰ north of Neptune on 19^th, about 5⁰north of Saturn on 19^th, about 4Â½⁰north of Venus on 20^th just after sunset, about 5Â½⁰north of Uranus on 23^rd, about 4⁰ north of Jupiter on 26^th.

EclipseÂ

Lunar Eclipse:Â The Total lunar eclipse will occur on 3^rd. The eclipse begins at 15 - 20 I.S.T. and ends at 18 - 48 I.S.T.Â The eclipse willÂ be visible in India.

The Earth

The Earth is at Vernal Equinox on 20^th.

The Planets

Visibility of Planets:

Mercury: From 2^nd of the month planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 12^thÂ of the month. From 13^thÂ it become visible in the eastern sky, it rises about 1 hour to 1Â½ hours before sunrise for the remaining days of the month. The planet is inÂ Inferior conjunctionÂ with Sun on 7^thÂ of the month. The motion of the planet becomesÂ DirectÂ with respect to Earth from 21^st.

Venus:Â The planet sets about 1 hour to 1Â½ hours after sunset throughout the month.

Mars: The planet is too close to the sun to be visible throughout the month. The planet approaches theÂ PerihelionÂ position on its orbit or reaches nearest to the Sun on 26^th.

Jupiter:Â The planet sets about 3 hours to 2Â½ hours after local midnight time upto the first quarter of month, about 2Â½ hours to 2 hours after it upto the second quarter of month, about 2 hours to 1Â½ hours after it upto the third quarter of month, about 1Â½ hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomesÂ DirectÂ with respect to Earth from 11^th.

Saturn: The planet sets about 1Â½ hours to 1 hour after sunset upto 10^th of the month. From 11^th planet is too close to the Sun to be visible. The planet is inÂ conjunctionÂ with Sun on 25^thÂ of the month.

Uranus:Â The planet sets about Â½ hour to 1 hour before local midnight time upto first quarter of the month, about 1 hour to 1Â½ hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 1Â½ hours to 2 hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 2Â½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Neptune:Â The planet sets about 1Â½ hours to 1 hour after sun set upto first quarter of the month. From 10^th planet is too close to the Sun to be visible. Â The planet is inÂ conjunctionÂ with Sun on 22^thÂ of the month.

Conjunction of Planet:

Venus passes about 1⁰north of Saturn on 9^th.

Mercury passes about 4⁰ north of Mars on 14^th.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Planets	Planets in Zodiacal Constellation	Magnitude
*Mercury (Budha)*	Remains in AquariusÂ (Kumbha).	+2.0 to +5.0 +5.0 to +0.2
*Venus (Sukra)*	Moves from AquariusÂ (Kumbha) to Pisces (Mina)on 2^nd. Moves from Pisces (Mina) to AriesÂ (Mesha) on 26^th.	â€“ 3.9
*Mars (Mangala)*	Remains in AquariusÂ (Kumbha).	+ 1.2
*Jupiter (Brihaspati)*	Remains in Gemini (Mithuna).	â€“ 2.4 to â€“ 2.2
*Saturn (Sani)*	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+ 1.0 to + 0.9
Uranus	Remains in Taurus (Vrisha).	+ 6.0
Neptune	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+ 8.0

Source : : Head

Positional Astronomy Centre

India Meteorological Department

SaltLake, Kolkata - 700 091.