Archive for January 2024

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, January 31 and February 1, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:11 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 5:06 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:10 and sets at 5:08. This Thursday ha 15 ¾ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. In January…

This is the Dudley Observatory Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 29th and 30th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 5:04 PM; night falls at 6:42 PM. Dawn breaks at 5:35 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:12. Virgo houses the Moon on both nights. The 18-day-old Moon sets at 9:48 AM…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, January 26, through Sunday, January 28, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:16am and sets at 5:00pm; Moon sets at 8:10am and rises at 5:54pm. On the Friday and Saturday evenings, the waning gibbous Moon will float near Regulus, the brightest star in Leo…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday,  January 24 and 25, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:18 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:57 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:17 and sets at 4:59. This Thursday ha 13 ¾ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The Moon reached first quarter…

This is the Dudley Observatory Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 22nd and 23th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:45 PM; night falls at 6PM. Dawn breaks at 5:40 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:19. The Moon appears in eastern Gemini on both nights. Monday’s 12-day-old Moon sets at 5:19…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, January 19, through Sunday, January 21, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:21am and sets at 4:51pm; Moon sets at 1:49am and rises at 11:45am. The bright waxing gibbous Moon will pass the Pleiades star cluster on Friday and Saturday evenings. The Pleiades, also…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, January 17 and 18, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:22 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:49 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:22 and sets at 4:50. This Thursday has a little less than 11 ½ minutes more daylight than last…

This is the Dudley Observatory Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 15th and 16th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:46 PM; night falls at 6:27. Dawn breaks at 5:43 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:23. Monday’s southwestern Moon inhabits Aquarius, rises at 10:12 AM, appears 26% illuminated, 32 arc-minutes in…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, January 12, through Sunday, January 14, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:25am and sets at 4:43pm; Moon rises at 8:45am and sets at 6:06pm. If you have a low southwestern horizon and clear skies you might be able to spot the very thin…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, January 10 and 11, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:25 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:40 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:25 and sets at 4:42. This Thursday has just under 8 ½ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The…