October 22, 2025

Sunrise: 7:14 AM Sunset: 5:55 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 41 minutes The last part of October is not a stranger to the first true snow storms of the year. They rarely stay just yet, but they make quite an impression. Over a half century ago on this date, in...

October 21, 2025

Sunrise: 7:13 AM Sunset: 5:56 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 43 minutes Just over 50 years ago on this date, in 1972, bitter cold covered smaller ponds with ice. On the 19th an early season northeaster clipped southern New England with 2 to 4 inches of snow on the...

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Today: Dark evenings tonight and tomorrow will offer a chance to see the Andromeda Galaxy, the most distant object human eyes can see. Look in the east-northeast for a slightly curved line of three stars, angled a bit up on the right end. From the middle star, go up...

Monday, October 20, 2025

Today: The Orionid Meteor Shower reaches its peak tonight. It is best seen in the hours after midnight, and the New Moon will contribute to favorable viewing conditions. The fragments of rock are part of debris released by Halley’s Comet, producing some 10 to 20...

October 20, 2025

Sunrise: 7:12 AM Sunset: 5:58 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 46 minutes Rain began falling on this date in 1996, and would continue for about 30 hours as a coastal storm tapped moisture from Hurricane Lily and dumped tremendous rains over the region. 2 to 4 inches...