Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Thursday March 14 to Thursday March 21
The First Quarter Moon is Sunday March 17. The Earth is at Equinox on the 20th. Jupiter is low in the north-western twilight sky and sets around an hour after the sky is fully dark. On the 14th the crescent Moon is near Jupiter. Venus is visible in the morning twilight below Mars. Saturn makes an appearance low in the morning twilight by midweek, and is close to Venus from the 19th.
The First Quarter Moon is Sunday March 17. The Earth is at Equinox on the 20th when the day is equal in length to the night.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes after sunset).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury is lost in the twilight.
Venus is in the morning twilight, it is sinking towards the horizon but will remain visible for all of March. Mars and Venus draw further apart. On the 21st Venus is below Mars and close to Saturn.
Mars is rising in the morning twilight and moving away from Venus.
Jupiter is visible low in the early evening twilight sky. On the 14th the crescent Moon is near Jupiter.
Saturn returns to the morning twilight. On the 21st Venus is close to Saturn.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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