When the Curves Line Up

March 29, 2022: This morning is a Venus – Saturn Conjunction.  They are 2.1° apart.  Mars is nearby.

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March 28, 2022: Look for a rare alignment of Venus, Mars, and Saturn in the east-southeast before sunrise. The crescent moon is nearby.

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March 27, 2022: Tomorrow, Venus, Mars, and Saturn are bunched together in a rare grouping of three planets.  The crescent moon is in the same vicinity.

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March 26, 2022: Three bright morning planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn bunch in the east-southeast before sunrise.  The crescent moon is nearby.

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March 25, 2022: A rare planet pack of Venus, Mars, and Saturn is taking shape in the morning sky.  The moon appears in the Teapot of Sagittarius.

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March 24, 2022: The bright moon is above the Scorpion’s tail this morning, while Morning Star Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast.

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March 23, 2022: The bright moon is near Antares, while Venus, Mars, and Saturn dance in the morning sky.  The stars of the Orion region are in the western sky during the evening.

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March 22, 2022: Morning Star Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast before sunrise.  A close bunching of the morning planets is approaching on March 28.  The moon is in the southern sky be…

March 21, 2022:  Venus and Mars continue to race eastward toward a rare grouping with Saturn.  The moon is in the predawn southwest.  Look for Hydra after sunset.

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March 20, 2022: Spring arrives this morning at 10:33 a.m. CDT and Venus is at greatest elongation earlier in the morning.  Morning planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast before sun…

March 19, 2022:  Venus and Mars are in a footrace toward Saturn leading up to a rare planetary grouping.  The morning moon is in the west-southwest.  Cancer is in the south during early evening.

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March 18, 2022: Venus and Mars race eastward toward Saturn.  Later in the evening, the bright moon is above Spica.

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March 17, 2022:  Venus and Mars move closer to Saturn in the southeastern sky before sunup.  The bright Full moon illuminates the night sky.

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March 16, 2022: Venus closes to 3.9° of Mars, a minimum separation.  This planet duo moves toward Saturn.  The bright moon is near the Lion’s haunches as night falls.

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March 15, 2022: The moon occults a star in Leo after sunset.  Venus, Mars, and Saturn shine from the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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ee bright planets, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, are in the morning sky. After sunset, Leo seems to balance the moon on its head.

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March 13, 2022: DST began overnight.  Venus, Mars and Saturn are in the southeast before sunrise.  The bright gibbous moon is in front of the very dim stars of Cancer after sundown.

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March 12, 2022:  Morning planets, Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the southeast before sunrise.  The bright, gibbous moon is high in the southeast, near the star Pollux.

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March 11, 2022: Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.  After nightfall, the moon uses the stars of Gemini as its starry backdrop.

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March 10, 2022: Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the morning sky.  Saturn begins its morning appearance.  The evening moon is above the horns of Taurus.

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