Do not miss! Planetary-moon conjunction time this weekend

Conjunction time! This is a view of the Northern Hemisphere. The view of the Southern Hemisphere, below, is even better. The moon, the brilliant Venus, and the fainter Mars and Saturn are all clustered together in an 8-degree circle on March 27 and 28, 2022. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

27 and 28 March morning

In the morning sky on March 27 and 28, 2022, you can catch hope the crescent moon the moon passes through a trio of planets. The planets are close together in series join. Venus is the brightest planet, with two fainter planets nearby, Saturn below and Mars to the west.

On Sunday morning, March 27, the moon will approach Mars in the sky’s dome. That morning moon will be about 25% illuminated, towards new month on April 1st

But the view on March 28 was absolutely stunning. Then the moon, the brilliant Venus, and the fainter Mars and Saturn all gathered together in an 8-degree circle on the celestial dome. Because it is hope the moon, the phase will be thinner than the previous morning, only about 16% on. The quartet make a beautiful photo op. And you get a great photo, leave it to us!

Note to telescope users: A faint comet, 22P/Kopffalso near the planet on March 27 and 28. But, in magnitude ke-11and at daybreak, you’ll need a telescope to catch it, plus dark skies, and the experience of seeing faint objects.

Conjunction time: Planet and moon

The planets are in Follow with the waning moon this March morning. Plus Venus and Saturn have conjunctions on March 29th. In all these conjunctions, at the times given below, both objects have the same conjunction. right rise (like the celestial longitude on an imaginary celestial grid that surrounds the Earth). Here are the details:

March is 4 degrees north of the moon at 3 UTC on March 28
Venus is 7 degrees north of the moon at 10 UTC on March 28.
Saturn is 4 degrees north of the moon at 12 UTC on March 28.
Venus is 2 degrees north of Saturn in 13 UTC on March 29.

The view from the Southern Hemisphere

The views are even better from the Southern Hemisphere, as the path of the ecliptic cuts a steeper angle across the horizon. Not only will you see Venus, Mars, and Saturn near the moon, you can even see Jupiter before sunrise.

The morning sky on March 28 for skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere. Lucky you! Because the ecliptic – or the path of the sun, moon, and planets in our sky – makes a steep angle with the dawn horizon on an autumn morning and the action happens for you just above the sunrise, not on one side like those on the other side. Northern Hemisphere. Chart via John Jardine Goss.

Bottom line: See the morning planets – Venus, Mars and Saturn – together, plus the moon joining the scene on March 27 and 28, 2022. In the Southern Hemisphere, you might as well see Jupiter.

Read: EarthSky night sky guide for March-April 2022

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