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Related: About this forumTHE MOON FLIES HIGH OVERHEAD ON THE EQUINOX
MOON AT HIGHEST POINT ON THE SPRING EQUINOX.
Do you know the old song, How High The Moon? Neither do I, it was before my time. But that would be a good tune this coming week. Well see the years highest Moon on the equinox. Welcome spring!
MARCH 19: MOON SHINES ABOVE MARS AND ALDEBARAN,
First things first. If its clear, look up this Friday night, March 19 at nightfall. The waxing crescent Moon is closely accompanied by two orange stars.
Crane your neck around an hour after sunset, and certainly before 9 PM.
First, find the fat crescent Moon. (Its traveling in front of the constellation Taurus the Bull.)
Look to the right, just below the Moon. That bright orange star is the planet Mars, still bright and still managing to linger on after its super-brilliant close approach last fall.
Look to the lower left below the Moon. That other orange body dangling beneath the Moon, is a true star, the famous Aldebaran, which forms the angry eye of Taurus the Bull. It should appear a little brighter than Mars.
Its a lovely three-way conjunction!
https://www.almanac.com/moon-flies-high-overhead-equinox?
2naSalit
(86,073 posts)I love these events. I like the one where Venus is directly above the crescent moon making it look like an earring. I have seen it only twice but I look for it to happen again some day.
elleng
(130,156 posts)MontanaMama
(23,242 posts)Thank you for posting it. 🌙
elleng
(130,156 posts)There's THIS: