2021, March 13: Mars, Star Clusters
March 13, 2021: Mars continues its eastward march through Taurus. It is between the Pleiades star cluster and the Hyades star cluster.
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2021, March 5: Moon, Antares, 3 Morning Planets
March 5, 2021: About an hour before sunrise, find the slightly gibbous moon to the upper right of the star Antares in the southern sky. The morning triple dip of planets – Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn – is low in the east-southeast before sunrise. Mercury passes Jupiter this morning.
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2021, March 4: Mars – Pleiades Conjunction
March 4, 2021: Evening planet Mars passes the Pleiades star cluster and its brightest star Alcyone.
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2021, March: Mars Marches Through Taurus
March 2021: While not as bright as a few months ago, Mars marches eastward through the starfields of Taurus during the month. Use a binocular to watch it skip past the Pleiades star cluster and near the Hyades. Later in the month, it passes Aldebaran, the constellation’s brightest star, and moves toward the Bull’s horns as the month ends.
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2021, March 13: Jupiter, Saturn Morning Planets
March 13, 2021: With the vernal equinox a week away, daylight nears 12 hours. The moon is at its New phase this morning. Two morning planets, Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.
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2021, March 12: Mars Eastward March
March 12, 2021: Mars is high in the west-southwest after sunset, march eastward in front of the stars of Taurus.
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2021, March 12: Jupiter, Saturn Morning Planets
March 12, 2021: Look for Jupiter low in the southeast before sunrise.
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2021: March Evenings, Winter Triangle
Winter’s brightest – Sirius, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Capella, Aldebaran, Castor, and Pollux – are shifting farther west.
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2021, March 11: Evening Planet Mars, Taurus
March 11, 2021: Mars continues its eastward march through Taurus. It appears to the right of the star Aldebaran and to the upper left of the Pleiades star cluster.
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2021, March 11: Morning Planets, Jupiter, Saturn
Advertisements March 11, 2021: Jupiter and Saturn are becoming easier to see in the southeastern sky before sunrise. Both are leaving bright twilight after their solar conjunctions during January. by Jeffrey L. Hunt Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 6:09 a.m. CST; Sunset,… Read More ›
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2021, March 26: Venus at Superior Conjunction
March 26, 2021: Venus reaches its superior conjunction today. The sun is between Earth and the planet.
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2021, March 10: Marching Mars
March 10, 2021: Mars continues its eastward march through Taurus. Look high in the west-southwest for the planet.
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2021, March 10: Morning Quartet
March 10, 2021: The crescent moon appears with Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn during bright morning twilight in the east-southeast.
