Tonight’s Sky
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday December 4th and 5th, 2023
This is the Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday December 4th and 5th, written by Joe Slomka.The Sun sets at 4:22 PM; night falls at 6:03. Dawn breaks at 5:29 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:10. Monday, the earliest end of evening takes place at 4:54 PM; earliest sunset is a few days later.Leo…
Skywatch Line for Friday, December 1, through Sunday, December 3, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, December 1, through Sunday, December 3, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:06am and sets at 4:22pm; Moon sets at 11:10am and rises at 8:09pm. On Sunday, the waning Moon, nearly last quarter, rises around 10pm in the east-southeast. As it gains height, catch…
Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 29 and 30, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 29 and 30, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:04 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:23 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:05 and sets at 4:23. This Thursday has 11 ½ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was…
Skywatch Line for Friday, November 24, through Sunday, November 26, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 24, through Sunday, November 26, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:58am and sets at 4:26pm; Moon sets at 3:41am and rises at 2:47pm. The Moon shines near Jupiter on Friday and Saturday evenings. Full Moon occurs exactly at 4:16am Monday morning. On…
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday November 20th, and 21st, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday November 20th, and 21st, written by Joe Slomka. Sun sets at 4:28 PM; night falls at 6:07. Dawn begins at 5:15 AM and ends with Sun rising at 6:54. Southeastern Aquarius houses the Moon on both nights. Monday’s First Quarter Moon rises at 1:17…
Skywatch Line for Friday, November 17, through Sunday, November 19, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 17, through Sunday, November 19, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:49am and sets at 4:31pm; Moon rises at 11:30am and sets at 8:05pm. Look south-southwest at nightfall on Friday for the waxing crescent Moon. It forms a huge, nearly equilateral triangle with…
Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 15 and 16, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 15 and 16, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:47 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:32 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:48 and sets at 4:31. This Thursday has 15 ¾ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was…
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday November 13th, and 14th, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday November 13th, and 14th, written by Joe Slomka. Sun sets at 4:34 PM; night falls at 6:12. Dawn begins at 5:08 AM and ends with Sun rising at 6:46. Monday’s New Moon rises in western Libra at 7:05 AM, and sets at 4:32 PM;…
Skywatch Line for Friday, November 10, through Sunday, November 12, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, November 10, through Sunday, November 12, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:41am and sets at 4:37pm; Moon rises at 3:41am and sets at 3:20pm. Venus, brilliant at magnitude –4.4 under the hind feet of Leo, shines high in the east before and during…
Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 8 and 9, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, November 8 and 9, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:38 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:39 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 6:39 and sets at 4:38. This Thursday has 17 ¼ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon reached…