Archive for November 2024

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 29, through Sunday, December 1, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:05am and sets at 4:23pm; Moon rises at 5:35am and sets at 3:05pm. On Friday morning, the waning crescent Moon will hang above the eastern horizon near Spica, the brightest star of…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 27 and 28, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:02 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:24 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:03 and sets at 4:23. This Thursday has 12 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. In November we…

This is the Skywatch Line for Monday, and Tuesday, November 25th and 26th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:25 PM; night falls at 6:05. Dawn begins at 5:21 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 7:01. Virgo presents the Moon on both days. Monday’s 24-day-waning Moon rises at 1:23 AM; by…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 20 and 21, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:54 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:28 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:55 and sets at 4:27. This Thursday has 14 ¼ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon…

This is the Skywatch Line for Monday, and Tuesday, November 18th and 19th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:29 PM; night falls at 6:08. Dawn begins at 5:14 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 6:53. Gemini presents the Moon on both nights. Monday finds the 18-day-old Moon setting at 10:19…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 15, through Sunday, November 17, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:48am and sets at 4:32pm; Moon sets at 6:32am and rises at 4:06pm. The full Moon occurs at 4:29 p.m. on Friday. Full Moon rises opposite the sunset. It is highest in…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 13 and 14, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:45 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:33 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:47 and sets at 4:33. This Thursday has just over 16 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The…

This is the Skywatch Line for Monday, and Tuesday, November 11th and 12th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:36 PM; night falls at 6:13. Dawn begins at 5:07 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 6:44 Monday’s 10-day-old Moon rises in Aquarius at 2:21 PM, appears 32 arc-minutes in size, 79%…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 8, through Sunday, November 10, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:38am and sets at 4:40pm; Moon rises at 12:32pm and sets at 9:26pm. The 1st quarter Moon occurs on Saturday. The 1st quarter Moon rises around noon and sets around midnight. The…