Archive for November 2023

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 29 and 30, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:04 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:23 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:05 and sets at 4:23. This Thursday has 11 ½ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday November 20th, and 21st, written by Joe Slomka. Sun sets at 4:28 PM; night falls at 6:07. Dawn begins at 5:15 AM and ends with Sun rising at 6:54. Southeastern Aquarius houses the Moon on both nights. Monday’s First Quarter Moon rises at 1:17…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 17, through Sunday, November 19, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:49am and sets at 4:31pm; Moon rises at 11:30am and sets at 8:05pm. Look south-southwest at nightfall on Friday for the waxing crescent Moon. It forms a huge, nearly equilateral triangle with…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 15 and 16, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:47 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:32 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:48 and sets at 4:31. This Thursday has 15 ¾ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday November 13th, and 14th, written by Joe Slomka. Sun sets at 4:34 PM; night falls at 6:12. Dawn begins at 5:08 AM and ends with Sun rising at 6:46. Monday’s New Moon rises in western Libra at 7:05 AM, and sets at 4:32 PM;…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 10, through Sunday, November 12, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:41am and sets at 4:37pm; Moon rises at 3:41am and sets at 3:20pm. Venus, brilliant at magnitude –4.4 under the hind feet of Leo, shines high in the east before and during…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 8 and 9, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:38 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:39 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:39 and sets at 4:38. This Thursday has 17 ¼ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon reached…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday November 6th, and 7th, written by Joe Slomka. Now that we have returned to Eastern Standard Time, Sun sets at 4:42 PM; night falls at 6:18. Dawn begins at 5:00 AM and ends with Sun rising at 6:37. Leo presents the Moon on both…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 3, through Sunday, November 5, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:32am and sets at 5:45pm; Moon sets at 1:38pm and rises at 10:20pm. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday at 2:00am. Clocks fall back an hour. Last-quarter Moon occurs at 4:37am on…