Archive for July 2024

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, July 31, and August 1, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:46 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:16 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:47 and sets at 8:15. This Thursday has 14 minutes 47 seconds less daylight than last Thursday.…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, July 29th and 30rd, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:19 PM; night falls at 10:17. Dawn begins at 3:47 AM and ends with sunrise at 5:45. The Moon resides in eastern Taurus on both nights. Monday’s Moon rises at 12:11 AM…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 26, through Sunday, July 28, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:41am and sets at 8:22pm; Moon sets at 11:53am and rises at 11:18pm. The last quarter Moon will fall on Saturday. It’ll rise after midnight and will set around noon. Look for…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, July 24 and 25, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:39 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:24 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:40 and sets at 8:23. This Thursday has just over 12 minutes 50 seconds less daylight than last…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, July 22nd and 23rd, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:26 PM; night falls at 10:29. Dawn begins at 3:36 AM and ends with sunrise at 5:05. Monday’s Moon set at 6:40 AM and rises at 9:44 PM; just past Full Moon,…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 19, through Sunday, July 21, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:34am and sets at 8:28pm; Moon sets at 3:01am and rises at 7:42pm. On Friday, the nearly full Moon tonight shines in the handle of the Sagittarius Teapot. Cover the Moon with…

This is the Dudley Observatory’ s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, July 15th and 16th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:30 PM; night falls at 10:37. Dawn begins at 3:25 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:32. The 9-day-old Moon rises in southern Libra at 3:16 PM, highest at 8:11 PM,…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 12, through Sunday, July 14, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:28am and sets at 8:33pm; Moon rises at 12:07pm and sets at 11:56pm. The Moon will reach apogee, its farthest distance from Earth in its elliptical orbit around Earth, on Friday, when…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, July 10 and 11, 2024, written by Alan French.The Sun rises at 5:27 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:34 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:28 and sets at 8:34. This Thursday has 7minutes 50 seconds less daylight than last Thursday.The Moon was new…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 8th and 9th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:35 PM; night falls at 10:47. Dawn begins at 3:15 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:26. The Moon resides in western Leo on both nights and appears 30 arc-minutes in size.…