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Phenomena for March 2010

Selected astronomical phenomena:

DayTimePhenomenon
715:41Last Quarter
1413:16Mercury at superior conjunction
1521:01New Moon
1706:49Uranus at conjunction
2017:32Spring Equinox
2200:37Saturn at opposition
2311:00First Quarter
3002:25Full Moon

Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Notice to small-body ephemeris users

Due to recent computer issues at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics, no new orbital data has been gathered from it since Feb. 12, 2010. It is recommended that JPL orbits are selected for recent comets, if you use our online ephemeris system. Note that latest IMCCE orbits are still older, from January 2010, so JPL orbits are the most up-to-date for now.

Meteor shower prediction for tonight

Ephemerides for meteor radiants active at 0h UTC of March 10, 2010:

ShowerR.A.Decl.VgZHR
Anthelion Source181°-1°253

Right ascension and declination are referred to ICRS. Vg is the geocentric velocity in km/s, and ZHR is the Zenith Hourly Rate. Read the explanation for additional information. Percentage of illuminated Moon at 0h TT is 28%.

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