Archive for April 2024

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday April 29th and 30th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:54 PM; night falls at 9:44. Dawn begins at 4 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:50. Monday’s 20-day-old Moon rose, in Sagittarius, at 1:13 AM and set at 9:36 AM. Tuesday’s…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:56am and sets at 7:51pm; Moon sets at 7:01am and rises at 11:12pm. On the Friday and Saturday mornings, the waning gibbous Moon will lie close to the bright star Antares in…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 and 25, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:59 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:49 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:57 and sets at 7:50. This Thursday has 18 ¾ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. By the…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday (Earth Day) and Tuesday April 22nd and 23rd, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:46 PM; night falls at 9:33. Dawn begins at 4:14 AM and ends with Sunrise at 6:01. Southeast Virgo hosts the Moon on both nights. Monday’s Moon sets at 5:25…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:06am and sets at 7:43pm; Moon sets at 4:32am and rises at 3:37pm. The Moon will reach apogee, its farthest distance from Earth in its elliptical orbit around Earth, on Friday when it’s 252,042 miles…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, April 17 and 18, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:10 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:40 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:08 and sets at 7:42. This Thursday has just under 19 ½ minutes more daylight than last Thursday.…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday April 15th and 16th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:38 PM; night falls at 9:21. Dawn begins at 4:29 AM and ends with Sunrise at 6:11. The First Quarter Moon inhabits western Cancer on both nights. Monday’s moon sets at 2:42…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:18am and sets at 7:35pm; Moon rises at 8:26am. On the Friday evening, the waxing crescent Moon will lie between two bright stars. The golden star is Capella in the constellation Auriga…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 and 11, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:21 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:32 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:19 and sets at 7:34. This Thursday has just under 20 minutes more daylight than last Thursday. Sky…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday April 8th and 9th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:30 PM; night falls at 9:10. Dawn begins at 4:43 AM and ends with Sunrise at 6:23. Monday’s Moon rises, in Pisces, at 6:20 AM and sets at 7:42 PM. Monday’s New…