Archive for January 2024

This is the Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 8th and 9th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:39 PM; night falls at 6:20. Dawn breaks at 5:44 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:26. The 26-day Moon is difficult to find. In Scorpius, it rises at 4:47 AM and sets at…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, January 5, through Sunday, January 7, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:26am and sets at 4:35pm; Moon rises at 1:18am and sets at 12:04pm. Venus and Mercury are in the morning sky. Bright Jupiter is visible most of the night. Saturn shines steadily…