Sky Chart For The Month of March, 2013 [INDIA SPECIFIC]

ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2013

The Moon

Last Quarter occurs on 5th at h 3-23 I.S.T.	New Moon occurs on 12th h 1-21 I.S.T.
First Quarter occurs on 19th at h 22 -57 I.S.T.	Full Moon occurs on 27th at h 14 -57 I.S.T.
The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 13th.
The Moon is at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 6th, and 31st, and at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 19th.

The Moon passes about 3½º South of Saturn on 2^nd, about 6º North of Neptune on 10^th, about 2º north of Mercury on 11^th, about 6½º North of Venus on 11^th, about 5º North of Mars on 12^th, about 4º north of Uranus on 13^th, 1½º south of Jupiter on 18^th and about 3½º south of Saturn after local midnight of 30^th.

The Earth

The Earth is at Vernal Equinox on 20^th.

The Planets

Visibility of Planets :

Mercury: The planet is too close to the sun to be visible till 10^th of the month, being in Inferior Conjunction on 4^th. Thereafter it rises about 1 hour to 1½ hours before sunrise and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet is Direct with respect to the Earth on 18^th.

Venus: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible throughout the month, being in Superior Conjunction on 28^th.

Mars: The planet is too close to the sun to be visible throughout the month.

Jupiter: The planet sets around local midnight time in the beginning of the month, thereafter it sets before local midnight time throughout the month. It sets around local midnight time to ½ hour before it upto first quarter of the month, about ½ hour to 1 hour before it upto third quarter of the month and about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Saturn: The planet rises before local midnight and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight throughout the month. It rises about 2 hours to 2½ hours before local midnight upto first quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 3 hours to 3½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 3½ hours to 4 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Uranus: The planet sets about 2 hours to 1½ hours after sunset upto first quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it upto second quarter of the month, about 1 hour to ½ hour after it upto third quarter of the month. Thereafter it becomes too close to the Sun to be visible for the remaining days of the month, being in Conjunction with the Sun on 29^th.

Neptune: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto first quarter of the month. Thereafter it rises about ½ hour to 1 hour before sunrise upto second quarter of the month, about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Conjunction of Planets :

Mercury passes about 5½º North of Venus on 6^th.

Mars passes very close to Uranus on 22^nd.

Jupiter passes about 5º North of Aldebaran (Rohini) on 24^th.

Venus passes about ½º South of Uranus on 28^th.

Planets	Planets in Zodiacal Constellation	Magnitude
Mercury (Budha)	Remains in Aquarius (Kumbha).	+2.4 to +5.3 +5.3 to +0.3
Venus (Sukra)	Moves from Aquarius (Kumbha) to ) to Pisces (Mina) on 17th	-3.9
Mars (Mangal)	Moves from Aquarius (Kumbha) to ) to Pisces (Mina) on 4th	+1.2
Jupiter(Brihaspati)	Remains in Taurus (Vrisha)	-2.3 to -2.1
Saturn(Sani)	Remains in Libra (Tula)	+0.4 to +0.2
Uranus	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+6.0
Neptune	Remains in Aquarius (Kumbha).	+8.0