Best Night Sky Events of March 2015 (Sky Maps)
Aldebaran and the Moon, March 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 10 p.m. EDT. The First Quarter Moon passes close to the red giant star Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The bright Pleiades star cluster is off to the right. The moon will pass in front of Aldebaran for observers in northern latitudes: Kazakhstan, Russia, northeastern Scandinavia, extreme northeastern China, northern Greenland, northwestern Canada, and Alaska.
Mercury, March 2015
Mercury is a "morning star," most favorably placed for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.
Venus, March 2015
Venus is an "evening star" in the southwestern sky just after sunset.
Mars, March 2015
Mars spends most of the month in Pisces, but makes a brief excursion into Cetus on February 1st and 2nd.
Jupiter, March 2015
Jupiter just past opposition will be shining brightly most of the night. It is in Cancer all month.
Saturn, March 2015
Saturn is just north of Scorpius' "claws," rising near midnight. It begins retrograde motion on the 14th.
Uranus, March 2015
Uranus vanishes into evening twilight at mid-month.
Neptune, March 2015
Neptune is still too close to the sun to be observed.
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