Today:
Tonight’s skies are illuminated by the Full “Sap” Moon, sometimes called the Full “Worm” Moon, although It might take a few to several weeks before we start seeing worms emerging from the thawing ground, but the Sap Moon seems to fit better, with steam rolling out of the sugar houses after a mild afternoon.
Wednesday:
Early March offers good views of the planet Jupiter, and yet you can see a pronounced change. Jupiter starts the evening high in the southeast around 6:30 PM, and will set after midnight, at around 3:30 AM. It loses height each evening through the next two months, lost in the Sun’s glare by June.
Thursday:
You can watch the waning Gibbous Moon lift into the east this evening just before 9 o’clock, led by a fairly bright, bluish-white star called Spica, the only bright star in Virgo. Through the night they progress higher through the southeast, cresting due south near 2:10 AM, and settling into the southwest near 5:30 as the blush of dawn appears in the east. The moon will remain visible longer, so it’s just a question of when Spica become not visible to the naked eye.