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After the month of February and that unique opportunity to see a historical planetary alignment, it is the turn of March. Total lunar ellipse, equinox and a surprise with mercury. As we always say, prepare your team, be it a simple camera either telescopebecause the month is really exciting.
Growing fourth moon
Event where The increase in lunar lighting will already be a constant As for visibility from Earth, on a path to the full moon.
When it will be: March 6
Where will you see: around the world
Maximum elongation east of mercury
The time comes where the planet closest to the sun will be visible on the horizon during dusk of this day. Mercury will be at a distance of about 18.2º of the Sun when it is hidden on the horizon.
When it will be: March 8
Where will you see: around the world
Full moon and total eclipse
One of THE “MOMENTS” OF THE MONTH. The first eclipse of the year will be a Total lunar eclipse. The so -called Full Moon of the worm will become red like blood for 65 minutes.
When it will be: March 14
Where will you see: It will be visible from North America and part of South America and, partially, from the rest of the continent and from Europe, as well as from Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Neptune in solar conjunction
On March 19, Neptune will be in its closest point to the sun In heaven. The planet will be only 1 ° 15 ‘from the Sun, which means that Neptune will be completely non -non -observable for several weeks, lost in the Sun’s glow.
By the way, in astronomy, solar conjunction is a heavenly configuration in which an object has an elongation of almost 0 °, which means that it is in the same heavenly length as the sun.
When it will be: March 19
Where will you see: worldwide.
Equinox
The time comes when None of the hemispheres of the earth is inclined towards or contrary to the sun. The night and day They will distribute the duration of the day. At 09:58, peninsular time (08:58 UTC), the rotation axis will be parallel to our orbit and the sun will be placed over Ecuador, starting spring in the northern hemisphere.
When it will be: March 20
Where will you see: worldwide.
Luna Fourth Mongant
The last lunar phase.
When it will be: March 22
Where will you see: worldwide.
New moon and partial solar eclipse
The moment the satellite will cross its less luminous phase and will lose sight of the “back” to our sun.
When it will be: March 29
Where will you see: It will be visible from a good part of Europe, especially northeast. From Spain will be Galicia the autonomous community that can best appreciate this partial solar eclipse.
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