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Mercury - While remaining in the southern hemisphere sky for most of the month, Mercury will be visible during the last few days of March, visible low in the western sky during sunset as it briefly passes Jupiter on the 27^th and begins to rise higher in the sky into the first week of April.
Venus - In March, Venus can be clearly seen in the western evening sky as it rises higher throughout the month. On the 2^nd, Venus will be in close conjunction with Jupiter at 5 AM, but will be a great sight during the evenings of the 1^st and 2^nd of March.
Mars - Remaining high in the evening sky, Mars will spend most of the month near the Winter Hexagon, in Taurus. Around mid-March, Mars will form a wonderful red triangle with the bright red stars Aldebaran in Taurus, and Betelgeuse in Orion. Near the end of March, Mars will pass over the border of Taurus and spend the last few days in Gemini, with the first-quarter moon passing by on the 28^th.
Jupiter - Apart from the conjunction with Venus on the 2^nd, Jupiter can be easily seen in the western sky as early as 7 PM. On the 22^nd, Jupiter will be close to the thin crescent moon just after sunset.
Saturn - For the second half of the month, Saturn can be seen rising with the Sun in the eastern sky around 6 AM, although it will be quite dim. As we get closer to 2025, Saturn will appear to get dimmer as we approach the next ring-plane crossing, where Saturn’s rings will be aligned with our view from Earth, virtually making them invisible as we view the planet edge-on. The last time we saw Saturn this way was in 1995.
Uranus - Throughout March, in the western evening sky near Aries, Uranus is best viewed through a telescope around 10 PM during this month, since binoculars and the naked eye aren’t quite strong enough to view this gentle giant from a couple billion miles away.
Neptune - Throughout March, Neptune will be too close to the Sun to be seen from Earth.