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...

Friday, May 02, 2025

Today: As the dusk fades at 8:30 PM, the Crescent Moon shines barely to the right of Castor, the rightmost of the Gemini Twins. Below and a little farther to the right, in the west-northwest, shines Jupiter, bounded by the horns of Taurus. Jupiter and the horns of...