March brings a lot of planetary action in the evening sky.
March 3, Mars reaches opposition, lying 63 million miles from Earth. The Red Planet is at its closest the following night before the Earth begins pulling away from in their orbits. This is the best time this year to view our planetary neighbor.
March 12, 13, and 14: Brilliant Venus moves past bright Jupiter in the western evening sky. This will be an eye-catching sight.
March 20: Vernal Equinox. Spring arrives in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
March 25: The thin crescent moon moves next to bright Jupiter in the western evening sky. View this and the event on the following evening through binoculars.
March 26: The thin crescent moon sits next to Venus, making an remarkable scene.
As darkness falls, the constellation Orion stands high in the south. To its lower left shines the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius.
Such is our view from Earth...
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