Archive for March 2024

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, March 29, through Sunday, March 31, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:42am and sets at 7:19pm; Moon sets at 8:26am. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the waning gibbous Moon will lie close to the bright star Antares in the constellation of Scorpius the…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, March 27 and 28, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:45 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:16 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:43 and sets at 7:17. This Thursday has 20 ½ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. By the end of March,…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday March 25th and 26th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:14 PM; night falls at 8:50. Dawn begins at 5:11 AM and ends with Sunrise at 6:47. The Moon resides in southeastern Virgo on both nights. Monday’s Full Moon sets at 7:01…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 24, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:54am and sets at 7:11pm; Moon sets at 6:07am and rises at 4:44pm. On Friday evening, the waxing gibbous Moon will float near the bright star Regulus, the brightest star in Leo…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday March 18th and 19th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:06 PM; night falls at 8:41. Dawn begins at 5:25 AM and ends with Sunrise at 7. Monday’s 9-day-old Moon sets at 4:01 AM and rises at 12:26 PM, by 7 PM…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, March 13 and 14, 2024, written by Alan French. We changed to Daylight Saving Time last Sunday, so our sunrise and sunset times moved an hour later – our clocks “sprung ahead.” The Sun rises at 7:10 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:00 P.M.…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday March 11th and 12th, written by Joe Slomka. Now that Daylight Saving Time is in effect, the Sun sets at 6:58 PM; night falls at 8:32. Dawn begins at 5:38 AM and ends with Sunrise at 7:12. The Moon resides in western Pisces on…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, March 8, through Sunday, March 10, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:18am and sets at 5:54pm; Moon rises at 5:41am and sets at 3:48pm. Daylight saving time begins at 2am Sunday morning. Clocks spring ahead an hour. New Moon occurs on Sunday. The…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, March 6 and 7, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:22 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 5:52 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:20 and sets at 5:53. This Thursday has 20 ¼ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The Moon…