Archive for June 2024

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 1st and 2nd, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:37 PM; night falls at 10:52. Dawn begins at 3:07 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:22. Now that we passed Solstice, today’s days are shorter by a few seconds. Monday’s Moon…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 28, through Sunday, June 30, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:19am and sets at 8:38pm; Moon rises at 12:30am and sets at 12:48pm. The last-quarter Moon occurs at 5:53pm on Friday. It’ll rise after midnight and will set around noon. Look for…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 26 and 27, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:19 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:38 P.M. On Thursday it also rises at 5:19 and sets at 8:38. In the northern hemisphere, we are past the summer solstice so we…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 24th and 25th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:38 PM; night falls at 10:55. Dawn begins at 3:02 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:19. The constellation Capricornus displays the Moon on both nights. Monday’s 18-day-old Moon sets at 7:41…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 21, through Sunday, June 23, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:17am and sets at 8:37pm; Moon sets at 4:19am and rises at 8:58pm. On Friday, full Moon occurs at 9:09 p.m. After dark, cover the Moon with your finger to get a…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 and 20, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:17 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:37 P.M. On Thursday it also rises at 5:17 and sets at 8:37. This Thursday has just 1 minute, 44 seconds more daylight than last…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 14, through Sunday, June 16, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:16am and sets at 8:35pm; Moon sets at 1:17am and rises at 1:17pm. The first quarter Moon will fall on Friday at 3:18am. The Moon will reach apogee, its farthest distance from Earth in…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday,  June 12 and 13, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:16 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:34 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:16 and sets at 8:35. This Thursday has just under 5 minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The Moon reached…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 10th and 11th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:33 PM; night falls at 10:49. Dawn begins at 3:01 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:17. Monday’s 4½ day-old-moon, rose at 9:01 AM in Cancer, by 9 PM it is 33°…