Archive for December 2024

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, December 13, through Sunday, December 15, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:18am and sets at 4:22pm; Moon sets at 5:27am and rises at 2:37pm. On Friday evening, the almost full Moon will sit between the planet Jupiter and Capella, the brightest star in…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, December 11 and 12, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:16 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:21 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:17 and sets at 4:21. This Thursday has just over 6 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The…

This is the Skywatch Line for Monday, and Tuesday, December 9th and 10th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:21 PM; night falls at 6:03. Dawn begins at 5:34 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 7:16. Pisces presents the Moon on both nights. Monday’s waxing gibbous Moon rises at 12:46 PM,…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, December 6, through Sunday, December 8, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:12am and sets at 4:21pm; Moon rises at 11:38am and sets at 9:46pm. These days have the earliest sunset of the year. By the time of the solstice and longest night on…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, December 4 and 5, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:10 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:21 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:11 and sets at 4:21. This Thursday has 9 ¼ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. In November…

This is the Skywatch Line for Monday, and Tuesday, December 2nd and 3rd, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:22 PM; night falls at 6:03. Dawn begins at 5:28 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 7:09. Sagittarius presents the Moon on both nights. Monday’s one-day past New Moon rises at 8:51…