December 9, 2024

Sunrise: 7:14 AM Sunset: 4:11 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 57 minutes Today marks the beginning of the coldest 91 days of the season according to the long-term temperature averages – and is thus considered the start of meteorological winter. Although the...

Sunday, December 08, 2024

Today: Look for the First Quarter Moon more than one third of the way above the horizon, due south at 6 o’clock this evening, which is the direction in which the First Quarter Moon always appears. Because the Moon is one “quarter” of the way through...

December 8, 2024

Sunrise: 7:13 AM Sunset: 4:11 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 58 minutes It was in 1996 on this date, that a classic nor’easter was winding down with a deep snowfall. 5 to 8 inches fell in the Champlain Valley and northeastern New York, but mainly 1 to 2 feet fell...

Saturday, December 07, 2024

Today: First becoming visible in the east-southeast at sunset, the planet Jupiter will rise nearly overhead by midnight. Tonight Jupiter will reach opposition, directly opposite the Sun as the Earth’s faster orbit takes us between them. By midnight, Jupiter will...