September 16, 2025

Sunrise: 6:30 AM Sunset: 6:59 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 29 minutes A late-season heat-wave from the 15th to the 17th produced mid-summer heat across New England on this date in 1939. East Barnet, VT was baked by afternoon temperatures of 96, St. Johnsbury...

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Today: In the northern sky at dusk, Ursa Major, the Big Dipper contained within it, is nosing toward the horizon, but only to skirt it, before rising into the northeast after midnight. This and its companion, the Little Bear, also known as the Little Dipper, are all...

September 15, 2025

Sunrise: 6:29 AM Sunset: 7:01 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 32 minutes A tremendously cold blast of arrived on this date in 1859, with snow squalls noted in Franklin Fairbanks weather records. The temperature fell to 31 degrees by 9 PM that evening. In the...

Monday, September 15, 2025

Today: A little after 1:00 AM, night owls can see the Gemini Twins, somewhat horizontally oriented, rise just east of northeast. Betwixt them in the Waning Crescent Moon. Just beneath, and rising last, is Jupiter. All will continue to rise into northeastern sky,...

September 14, 2025

Sunrise: 6:28 AM Sunset: 7:03 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 35 minutes A cold front, invigorated by the remnants of Hurricane Frederic on this date in 1979 roared across the region with severe thunderstorms causing widespread wind damage through Addison and...