March 1914 Sky Events

Observer Location:Beijing (39.904°, 116.407°)

Monthly Sky Events Overview

23 sky events total, including 4 moon phases and 1 planetary events.

Daily Sky Events

All times are in local time (Asia/Shanghai)

Group Date Sunrise/Sunset Moonrise/Moonset Moon Phase Sky Events

Planetary outlook

March 1914 mid-month observing conditions

Mercury

Good
Apparent magnitude: 3.8
Constellation: Pisces
Angular diameter: 10.9"
Status: near greatest eastern elongation

Observation tip: Binoculars are recommended; Mercury stays close to the Sun; best seen at dusk or dawn

Right ascension: 23h00m35s
Declination: -03°07'40"

Venus

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: -3.9
Constellation: Aries
Angular diameter: 9.8"
Status: near greatest western elongation

Observation tip: Very bright, easily visible to the naked eye; Venus is the brightest planet and is best seen at dusk or dawn

Right ascension: 00h06m33s
Declination: -00°42'42"

Mars

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: 0.3
Constellation: Cancer
Angular diameter: 8.8"
Status: near western quadrature

Observation tip: Visible to the naked eye; Its reddish appearance is obvious; it is best observed near opposition

Right ascension: 06h46m31s
Declination: +25°53'56"

Jupiter

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: -2.0
Constellation: Aquarius
Angular diameter: 34.0"
Status: near eastern quadrature

Observation tip: Very bright, easily visible to the naked eye; Its moons are easy to spot and it is excellent for telescope observing

Right ascension: 20h57m42s
Declination: -17°43'02"

Saturn

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: 0.0
Constellation: Gemini
Angular diameter: 18.1"
Status: near western quadrature

Observation tip: Visible to the naked eye; Saturn’s rings require a telescope to see clearly

Right ascension: 04h43m14s
Declination: +20°52'26"

Uranus

Fair
Apparent magnitude: 5.9
Constellation: Aquarius
Angular diameter: 3.4"
Status: near eastern quadrature

Observation tip: Binoculars are recommended; Binoculars or a telescope are recommended

Right ascension: 20h50m43s
Declination: -18°19'11"

Neptune

Fair
Apparent magnitude: 7.8
Constellation: Cancer
Angular diameter: 2.3"
Status: near western quadrature

Observation tip: A telescope is required; A telescope is required; Neptune appears blue-green

Right ascension: 07h49m50s
Declination: +20°37'08"

Moon

Excellent
Apparent magnitude: -12.7
Constellation: Libra
Angular diameter: 12863.8"
Status: Moon illumination 88.4%

Observation tip: Moon illumination 88.4%; good for observing lunar surface detail

Right ascension: 13h58m45s
Declination: -16°20'48"