Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Today: At 9:45 this evening, due south and two-thirds above the southern horizon, a tiny patch of starlight sits between the stars called the Twins of Gemini toward the south-southwest, and the bluish-white star marking the heart of Leo the Lion, Regulus. This faint,...

March 18, 2026

Sunrise: 6:57 AM Sunset: 7:00 PM Length of day: 12 hours and 3 minutes More than a half century ago on this date, severe cold gripped the region in 1967, following a fresh snowfall of 3 to 6 inches. The coldest readings so late in the season were recorded in St....

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Today: The brightest star in the sky, Sirius, sparkles in the south as twilight fades by 8:00 PM, sliding into the southwest through the course of the evening, one of the first stars out as twilight fades. Its brilliance is due, in part to its relative closeness, only...