Friday, February 14, 2025

Today: As this Valentine’s Day segues into night, the planet Venus will emerge in the west-southwest, reaching its pinnacle of brilliance for this appearance. Named for the Roman goddess of love, Venus will shine brightly early this evening, but will live up to...

February 14, 2025

Sunrise: 6:51 AM Sunset: 5:18 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 27 minutes The St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard swept across the region on this date in 2007, with the deepest snowfall region-wide since 1993. A Nor’easter tracked from south of Long Island into...

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Today: As Orion crests across the southern skies, his bright stars demonstrate considerably differences in color. Compare, for example, the star Betelgeuse on the upper left, appearing an orangish color, while on the lower right, Rigel shines a piercing blue. The...

February 13, 2025

Sunrise: 6:53 AM Sunset: 5:17 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 24 minutes We were on the edge of the biggest arctic outbreak on record in the continental US on this date in 1899, so severe that below zero readings reached all the way to northern Florida! Here, a...