(Data referred to the centre of the British Isles: 54° N, 2.5° W.)
Quick look what's up
March
3rd
Mars at opposition
Mon
5th
Mercury at greatest elongation east (18 degrees, best UK apparition); Mars makes its closest approach of 100,781,946km (5pm); Alpha Cancri (Acubens, mag +4.2) reappears from lunar occultation (London 11:23pm, Edinburgh 11:17pm)
Tue
20th
Asteroid (8) Flora is at opposition (mag +9.6); 5am Vernal Equinox
Mon
26th
Uranus is three degrees south of the Moon (12am); Venus is 1.8 degrees north of the Moon (6pm)
Tue
27th
Venus is at greatest elongation east, 46 degrees (8am)