Astronomy for the Monday, March 27th

The Moon is in Pisces until 10:10 AM, after which the Moon transits Aries.
The Moon is void from 6:19 AM to 10:10 AM.
The Moon is waning and in its Waning Crescent phase until 10:57 PM, after which the Moon is waxing and in its New phase.
The New Moon occurs today at 10:57 PM in the sign of Aries.
Venus is retrograde (Venus is retrograde from March 4-April 15).

In the Sky Tonight

The sky’s brightest asteroid, magnitude 7.5 Vesta, shows up quite easily through binoculars this week. To find the minor planet, start at magnitude 1.2 Pollux in northern Gemini and then drop 2.4° southwest to magnitude 4.1 Upsilon (u) Geminorum. Vesta lies 0.7° due south of Upsilon this evening.

New Moon occurs at 10:57 p.m. EDT. At its New phase, the Moon crosses the sky with the Sun and so remains hidden in our star’s glare.

 

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