Archive for May 2024

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:20am and sets at 8:27pm; Moon rises at 2:03am and sets at 1:43pm. The Moon will reach perigee, its closest point in its elliptical orbit around Earth, on Sunday, when it’s 228,727 miles away. In…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday May 27th and 28th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:24 PM; night falls at 10:32. Dawn begins at 3:13 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:22. Monday’s Moon is heading toward Last Quarter. It sets at 8:38 AM in western Sagittarius…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 24, through Sunday, May 26, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:24am and sets at 8:21pm; Moon sets at 5:39am and rises at 10:08pm. On Sunday, the waning gibbous Moon rises around midnight. Once it’s well up, cover it with your fingertip to…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, May 22 and 23, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:26 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:18 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:25 and sets at 8:20. This Thursday has just over 13 more minutes of daylight than last Thursday.…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday May 20th and 21th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:17 PM; night falls at 10:21. Dawn begins at 3:23 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:27. Monday’s Moon sets at 3:48 AM and rises in Virgo at 5:35 PM, by 9…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:30am and sets at 8:14pm; Moon sets at 2:55am and rises at 2:28pm. The Moon will reach apogee, its farthest distance from Earth in its elliptical orbit around Earth, on Friday, when it’s 251,431 miles…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, May 15 and 16, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:32 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:12 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:31 and sets at 8:13. This Thursday has just over 15 more minutes of daylight than last Thursday.…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday May 13th and 14th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:10 PM; night falls at 10:09. Dawn begins at 3:34 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:33. The Moon appears in northern Cancer on both nights. Monday’s Moon sets at 1:16 AM…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 10, through Sunday, May 12, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:37am and sets at 8:07pm; Moon rises at 7:03am and sets at 11:38pm. On Friday evening, the waxing crescent Moon, glowing with earthshine, will lie between two bright stars. The golden star is Capella in the constellation Auriga the…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, May 8 and 9, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:40 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:04 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:39 and sets at 8:05. This Thursday has just over 16 ½ more minutes more daylight than last…