Total lunar eclipse on the 3rdis the most popular astronomical phenomenon of the year. The moon begins to wane from around 7pm, and the total eclipse, where the full moon turns reddish-brown, occurs from around 8pm to 9pm, so it’s nice to see it happen in the middle of the day.Feature pageorYouTube videos,“Hoshi Navi” with special appendixPlease be well prepared and enjoy watching and taking photos of the Doll’s Festival Lunar Eclipse.
In the evening skyevening star venusIt’s still quite low, so let’s look for a place with a good view.Approaching Saturn (around the 8th)orCo-starring with the thin moon (20th)I’m also looking forward to it. Two months have passed since the opposition.JupiterAlthough it has become a little shorter, the brilliance of the evening sky continues.
In the world of starry skies, the Great Winter Triangle is concentrated in the southwest sky,Shishisa,Ursa Major,Hydraetc. will continue to increase in height. Feel the difference in the impression of the starry sky from the gorgeous winter to the idyllic spring.
All sky star map
This is the starry sky when I looked south in Tokyo around 8pm on the 15th. The starry sky will be similar at the beginning of the month around 9pm and at the end of the month around 7pm.
A similar starry sky will appear in Osaka after about 20 minutes and in Fukuoka after about 40 minutes.
Main astronomical phenomena
moon, planet
month
Mercury
- Early: Not visible
- On the way: invisible
- End: Dawn 0.8 mag
- 7th: Unaiai
- 16th: Closest approach to Mars
- 20th: Tome
Venus
- Morning: Evening -3.9 mag
- Mid: Evening -3.9 mag
- Late: Evening to evening -3.9 mag.
Mars
- Early: Not visible
- On the way: invisible
- End: invisible
- 16th: Closest approach to Mercury
Jupiter(▶ Feature page)
- Morning: Evening to dawn -2.4 mag
- Mid: Evening to dawn -2.3 magnitude
- Late: Evening to dawn -2.3 magnitude
Saturn(▶ Feature page)
- Morning: Evening 1.0 mag
- On the way: invisible
- End: invisible
Uranus
- Morning: Evening to midnight 5.7 mag
- Mid: Evening to evening 5.8 mag.
- Late: Evening to evening 5.8 mag
Neptune
- Early: Not visible
- On the way: invisible
- End: invisible
- 7th: Closest approach to Venus
- 23rd: Go
main comets(~10th magnitude),asteroid(~8th mag first half)
Comet Bieszhos (C/2024 E1)
- Morning: Evening to 9pm, etc.
- Mid: Evening to 10 pm