Sunday, March 15, 2026

Today: Orion is now slipping slowly into the southwest, found about one third of the way up from the horizon around 9:30 PM EDT this evening. The bright star below his three belt stars, Rigel, remains distinct. A stellar powerhouse, Rigel generates 120,000 times more...

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Today: 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...

March 14, 2026

Sunrise: 7:04 AM Sunset: 6:55 PM Length of day: 11 hours and 51 minutes On this date 42 years ago, in 1984, one of the heaviest snowfalls on record was coming to an end. Peru, VT set a state record for the greatest snowfall in 24 hours with 38 inches. St....