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StarmapMARCH/APRIL 2019 Daylight Saving Time begins, Sunday, March 10, 2:00am – Remember to turn your clocks forward one hour before going to bed Saturday night! IN THE MARCH/APRIL SKY Vernal , Wednesday, March 20, 5:58pm – The Vernal Mar 1 Apr 2 Equinox marks the first day of spring. The are the Moon near Saturn (morning) Moon near Venus and only two days each year when the sun rises due east and sets Mercury (morning) due west every place on Earth! If you happen to be standing at Mar 2 (See Celestial Highlights) the Earth’s equator at noon during the Equinox you would see Moon near Venus (morning) the sun pass directly overhead. Apr 5 Mar 6 New Moon New Moon Moon near Venus and Mercury, Tuesday, April 2 – As the Moon in conjunction with Apr 8 orbits the Earth throughout the we can see it match up the sun Moon near Mars in the sky with some bright stars and planets. On April 2, before the sun rises, the crescent Moon can be seen with Venus and Mar 10 Apr 9 Moon near Aldebaran Mercury in the eastern sky, Venus would be the brighter of the Daylight Saving Time begins two planets. (See Celestial Highlights) Apr 11 Mar 12 Mercury at greatest Moon near Aldebaran elongation (morning) The bi-monthly STARMAP is available on the web at https://www.mdsci.org/learn/resources/starmaps/ Mar 14 Apr 12 First quarter Moon First quarter Moon Inferior conjunction Apr 14 of Mercury Mars near Aldebaran CROSBY RAMSEY MEMORIAL OBSERVATORY INFO 410-545-2999 Mar 18 Moon near Regulus Moon near Regulus Free public observing nights are held Friday evenings from Apr 16 5:30-9:00pm through March 8, weather permitting. Mar 20 Mercury near Venus Starting on March 15, the Observatory is open Friday evenings Full Moon (morning) from 7:00-10:30pm. Please call after 5:00pm on Friday for Vernal Equinox Apr 19 observing conditions. (See Celestial Highlights) Full Moon Mar 27 Moon near Jupiter (morning) Apr 22 Uranus in conjunction Mar 28 with sun Last quarter Moon Apr 23 Mar 29 Moon near Jupiter Moon near Saturn (morning) (morning) Mar 30 Apr 25 Mars near Pleiades Moon near Saturn (morning) Apr 26 Last quarter moon

MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER SATURN When: When: When: When: When: After sunset, first week Before sunrise Early evening Before sunrise Before sunrise of March Where: Where: Where: Where: Before sunrise, April Low in east West Southeast to south Low in southeast Where: Constellation: Constellation: Constellation: Constellation: Low in west, March , , , Low in east, April Constellation: Pisces, Aquarius, Pisces