Get set for some exciting events in our March 2011 skies!

Here are some details on what you can see!

Moon-

New Moon- March 4th

First Quarter- March 12th

Full Moon- Full Worm Moon- March 19th

Last Quarter –March 26th

Planets-

Mercury- High in the W at sunset (March 23rd) at greatest elongation/19

degrees from Sun.

Venus- Low in the ESE just before dawn

Mars- In solar glare

Jupiter- Low in the W at sunset

Saturn- Rising in the SE around 8PM local time

Check out our Satellite Locator, by clicking on this link:

www.heavens-above.com

Vernal Equinox occurs on March 20th at 7:21PM EDT

Here is a printable link and image to the March Skies “The Evening Sky Map”

Link:

http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html