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Beware the Ides of March! March 2022 finally brings us to Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. We have one meteor shower, but many conjunctions! March will be a great month for astrophotography. Keep reading to learn about March’s Moon Phases, Meteor Showers, a solar conjunction, five geocentric conjunctions, and four lunar conjunctions!
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Check out the Glossary of Astronomical Events if you need any explanations!
Astronomical Seasons
 | First Day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! March 20th, 2021 |
Moon Phases
 | New Moon March 2nd |
 | First Quarter Moon March 10th |
 | Full Moon March 20th |
 | Third Quarter Moon March 25th |
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Facts
| Ascending Node: | 8th |
| Apogee: | 10th |
| Descending Node: | 22nd |
| Perigee: | 23rd |
| Moon Name: | Worm Moon, or Crow Moon |
Meteor Showers
γ-Normid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Norma |
| Peak Date: | March 14th |
| Best Time, EST: | Before Dawn |
| Direction to Look: | Low to the horizon to the East |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Planetary Alignments & Lunar Conjunctions
| Mercury ☌ Saturn | March 2nd |
| Mars ☌ Pluto Mar 3rd | March 3rd |
| Jupiter ☌ Sun (Solar Conjunction) | March 5th |
| Venus ☌ Pluto | March 5th |
| Moon ☌ Uranus | March 7th |
| Venus ☌ Mars | March 12th |
| Neptune ☌ Sun | March 13th |
| ☄ y-Normid | March 14th |
| Moon ☌ Venus | March 27th |
| Moon ☌ Mars | March 27th |
| Venus ☌ Saturn | March 29th |
| Moon ☌ Jupiter | March 30th |
March 2022
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