- The Moon appears half-illuminated, with the left side 50% lit ~ it’s the final quarter of the lunar cycle, leading toward the New Moon on Thursday 19th March 2026.
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Thursday 12th March 2026
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Wednesday 11th March 2026
- Jupiter’s retrograde from 11 November 2025 to 11 March 2026 – Why it happens?
- Here an explained in simple;
– Earth moves around the Sun faster than Jupiter.
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– When Earth undertakes Jupiter, our view makes Jupiter seem to go backward direction.
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– This’s like a trick of perspective.
…………..Another car next to you slows down.
…………..For a moment, it looks like that car is moving backwards, even though it’s still going forward.
…………..That’s what happens with Jupiter in the sky.
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Tuesday 10th March 2026
- The Moon reaches apogee ~ the farthest point in its orbit from Earth.
o - The Moon appears slightly smaller and dimmer in the sky compared to perigee.
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2026 Apogee Dates
(Moon Furthest from Earth)
- Tuesday 13th January
- Tuesday 10th February
- Tuesday 10th March
- Tuesday 7th April
- Monday 4th May
- Monday 1st June
- Thursday 28th June
- Saturday 25th July
- Saturday 22nd August
- Saturday 19th September
- Friday 16th October
- Thursday 13th November
- Friday 11th December
2026 Perigee Dates
(Moon Closest to Earth)
- Thursday 1st January
- Thursday 29th January
- Monday 24th February
- Saturday 22nd March
- Sunday 30th March
- Sunday 19th April
- Sunday 17th May
- Monday 15th June
- Monday 13th July
- Monday 10th August
- Sunday 6th September
- Thursday 1st October
- Wednesday 28th October
- Wednesday 25th November
- Thursday 24th December
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Sat 7th thru Mon 9th March 2026
- Venus is the brighter guide, shining at around magnitude -3.9, so it becomes visible first as the sky deepens.
o - Saturn around magnitude +0.9, sits nearby, usually within a few degrees, appearing as a steady, pale point.
o - The two planets share the same region of sky in Aquarius, creating a compact pairing low in the west after sunset.
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Saturday 7th March 2026
- Mercury does reach inferior solar conjunction today, when it passes directly between the Sun and Earth.
o - This marks the end of its evening visibility and the start of its transition into the morning sky.
o - After 7 March, Mercury moves into the dawn sky, but remains very low and difficult to see from the United Kingdom for much of the month.
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Friday 6th March 2026
- Porrima is moving toward the Sun at 12 miles per second!
o - The Moon, Spica, and Porrima form a gentle triangle in the early‑morning sky, all gathered within the constellation Virgo, helping beginners trace Virgo’s shape.
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Wed 4th – Wed 11th March 2026
- Spot Deneb very low on the northern horizon this week ~ the sky will look empty where you’d normally expect Cygnus in summer.
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Tuesday 3rd March 2026
- Full Moon tonight
This below photo was taken by Derek Rowley during the total lunar eclipse on 28th September 2015, as seen from the United Kingdom.
- Unfortunately for the UK Observers
The total lunar eclipse of Tuesday 2nd thru Wednesday 3rd March 2026 is a major event globally, but the United Kingdom is outside the visibility zone.
o - Where the eclipse is visible?
The regions that can see it are well established from multiple astronomical sources across several continents, observers will see the Moon turn red during totality:
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North America
– visible in the early morning hours.
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Central America
– similar morning visibility
– included in broader North American coverage.
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South America (western side)
– visible near moonset in the early morning.
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Asia (eastern regions)
– visible in the evening of Wednesday 3rd March.
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Australia
– visible in the evening of Wednesday 3rd March.
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Pacific Islands
– visible throughout the night in many locations.
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New Zealand
– visible after midnight into Thursday 4th March.
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o - For the UK Observers
Our next Partial Lunar Eclipse in the United Kingdom is Friday 28th August 2026 – read more.
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Monday 2nd March 2026
- The Moon sits very close to Regulus in an early morning on 2nd March, and the alignment is a good one for UK observers even though the occultation itself is not visible from United Kingdom.
o - The lunar occultation of Regulus is visible only from a specific band across Asia. (Eastern Russia, Eastern China, Mongolia and Japan).
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Sunday 1st March 2026
- Great Red Spot (GRS)
The GRS crosses Jupiter’s central meridian around 10pm, making roughly 21:30pm – 22:30pm a good window to watch it drift across the disk.
o - Ganymede is in transit, in eclipse, or off to the side, and Io’s shadow is actually on the disk during that GRS window.
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