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Astronomical phenomena March 2014
In March, we have some exciting events in the sky. First we must remember that on this month starts the official spring with the march equinox, dated March 20.
On March 11, the Moon will reach its apogee at a distance of Earth further than usual, at 405,367 km. at 8:47 p.m..
Also on March 22, Venus reaches the greatest angle (elongation) from the Sun, which makes the planet much longer to be observed in the sky, for the enthusiasm of those who want to observe it with or without a telescope.
The best time to observe the Moon, comes only on March 27, when it reaches its closest point to our planet. This moment is one of the best for observational astronomers who want to photograph / film details of the Moon through a telescope.
1 march 2014 - New Moon. Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 10:00 GMT +2.
20 march 2014 – Equinox of March. March Equinox occurs at 07:14 GMT +2. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and the days and nights will be almost equal in the whole world. This is also the first day of spring (spring equinox) in the northern hemisphere and the first day of fall (autumnal equinox), in the southern hemisphere.
21 march 2014 -Moon-Saturn occultation. Saturn 0.5 ° N of Moon at 5:40 GMT +2.
22 march 2014 – Venus at greatest elongation. Venus is at the farthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth. It will be an ideal time to observe it.
30 march 2014 - New Moon. Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 20:45 GMT +2.
Astronomical Phenomena February 2014.
Source: http://lupuvictor.blogspot.com/2014/02/astronomical-phenomena-march-2014.html
