May 4, 2025

Sunrise: 5:37 AM Sunset: 7:58 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 21 minutes The winter of 1798-99 was known as the Long Winter, having started with a heavy snowstorm on the 19th of November. The snow was heavy and deep well into spring. On this date in 1799, a rather...

Sunday, May 04, 2025

Today: High in the southwest in the failing twilight, the First Quarter Moon appears halfway between Mars and Regulus, the brightest star in Leo. Regulus sits very close to the path of the Sun, the same general path that the Moon follows, so these two have a regularly...

May 3, 2025

Sunrise: 5:39 AM Sunset: 7:57 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 18 minutes The coldest weather region wide in May occurred on this date in 1966. Widespread frost and freezing temperatures set spring back, though a cool April made sure that the vegetation was not too...

Saturday, May 03, 2025

Today: When looking toward the west this evening as the twilight dims, you’ll see that the moon is no longer next to Castor of the Gemini Twins, but has shifted up and to the left, appearing within the constellation Cancer, and immediately to the right of Mars. Mars...

May 2, 2025

Sunrise: 5:40 AM Sunset: 7:55 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 15 minutes April 30th of 1903 was the hottest April day on most record books at the time, hitting a toasty 86 in St. Johnsbury. A sharp cold front sliced through the region on May first, and by the...