March 7, 2026

Sunrise: 6:17 AM Sunset: 5:46 PM Length of day: 11 hours and 29 minutes The second heavy snowfall in a week dumped 10 to 20 inches of snow through northern New England on this date in 1971, part of the snowiest winter of the 20th century. Snow depths on the ground...

Saturday, March 07, 2026

Today: Viewing is tricky, requiring a flat horizon, and probably binoculars, but this evening Venus and Saturn are very close together, very low in the west, and just after sunset, between roughly 6:30 and 6:50 PM. The much brighten Venus will be easier to spot, with...

Friday, March 06, 2026

Today: Very high in the west-northwest, emerging from the fading twilight near 6:30 PM, sparkles the brilliant star Capella, the fourth brightest star that we can see. What we can’t see is that it is actually a pair of bright, giant stars, each more than twice...