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RE: March 2012

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The Sun enters the zodiac sign of Aries at 5:14 UT on the 20th March.

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Eyes on the Sky: March 19 thru March 25

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Titan is due south of Saturn on the 18th March, 2012.

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Mercury passes 4°36' north of Uranus at 02:11:51 UT, 16th March, 2012.

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Venus is 3°16' north of Jupiter at 10:37:46 UT, 15th March, 2012.

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Last Quarter Moon (declination: -21.88°) at 1:25.1 UT, 15th March, 2012.

Moonrise in the constellation Ophiuchus at 2:52.5 UT. (For Scotland)

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Venus and Jupiter in March 2012

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Venus is 3.0° from Jupiter at 22:26 UT, 13th March, 2012.

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Venus is climbing to its highest point when it reaches its greatest angular elongation of 46° from the Sun on 27 March.
In fact, Venus will stand 40.35° high at sunset for London on 27 and 28 March, which I calculate is its highest at sunset since 12 March 1865.
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