Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Thursday March 6 to Thursday March 13
The First Quarter Moon is Friday March 7. Venus is lost in the twilight. Jupiter and Mars are visible in the evening sky. Jupiter is
past opposition and is visible all evening long. The Moon is close to Jupiter on the 6th. Mars is high in the
early evening sky. The Moon is close to Mars on the 9th.
The New Moon is Friday February 28.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury is lost in the evening twilight.
Venus is lost in the twilight.
Mars is high in the evening sky. Mars was at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on January the 16th. The Moon is close to Mars on the 9th.
Jupiter is high in the the north-western evening sky when the sky is fully dark. The Moon is close to Jupiter on the 6th.
Saturn is lost in the twilight.
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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