Today:
You find two familiar constellations climbing in tandem this evening. Due east prowls the Lion, Leo, coming into his own as he returns to the skies each spring, his head and front shoulders in the form of a backwards question mark. Mirroring this pattern, as well as climbing higher to the left of Leo, you see the familiar pattern of the Big Dipper, oriented vertically as a large question mark, halfway up in the northeast.
Friday:
Following the line of Orion’s Belt stars to the right, the red star Aldebaran should easily catch your attention. Look more carefully at this region, and you will see a “V” shaped pattern of stars making the Bull’s face. This faint group is called the Hyades, step-sisters of the more famous Pleiades, or Seven Sisters.
Saturday:
The Ides of March meant the middle of March to the Romans, and specifically the night of the Full Moon, because their calendar was a lunar calendar. However, today’s standardized calendars are no longer lunar, and the state of the Moon tonight is a waning crescent.