Monday, February 16, 2026

Today: The Milky Way is showing off in the dark, moonless evening skies, arching from southeast and into the south, climbing above Orion and nearly overhead. It then shimmers down toward the northwestern horizon. During March, the Milky Way, and Orion, ease lower into...

February 16, 2026

Sunrise: 6:48 AM Sunset: 5:21 PM Length of day: 10 hours and 33 minutes One of the coldest mornings on modern record occurred on this date in 1943. Although the month had been mild, including 45 in Bennington on the 14th, temperatures fell to record levels by the...

February 15, 2026

Sunrise: 6:50 AM Sunset: 5:20 PM Length of day: 10 hours and 30 minutes February gave a lesson in how volatile winter weather can be on this date in 1990. February 13th and 14th were quite mild, reaching the 40s in most locations, setting a record high of 46 in...

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Today: Looking due east at 7:10 this evening, Leo the Lion begins to climb above the horizon, with the Twins of Gemini much higher. About halfway between them, and halfway up from the horizon, search for a faint sprinkling of stars, called the “Beehive”, a swarm of...