Archive for May 2024

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday May 6th and 7th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:02 PM; night falls at 9:57. Dawn begins at 3:47 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:41. The Moon lies in Aries on both nights. Monday’s Moon rises at 4:44 AM, and…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 3, through Sunday, May 5, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:46am and sets at 7:59pm; Moon rises at 3:36am and sets at 2:39pm. At the beginning of morning twilight, on Friday, the waning crescent Moon will float near Saturn, Mars, and Mercury. The lit…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and 2, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:49 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:56 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:47 and sets at 7:58. This Thursday has just under 18 minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The…