December 17, 2024

Sunrise: 7:20 AM Sunset: 4:12 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 52 minutes December’s long nights, and short days with a meager sun even on the sunniest of days means that spells of cold weather become increasingly common. One of the earliest extended spells of cold...

Monday, December 16, 2024

Today: This evening, the Moon rises in the east-northeast, nested between the Gemini Twins, where the moon forms a triangle with the “twin” stars Castor and Pollux, which appear to Moon’s left, struggling in the moonlight’s glow. Respectively, these...

December 16, 2024

Sunrise: 7:20 AM Sunset: 4:12 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 52 minutes In 1835, perhaps the coldest daylight of the 1800’s was howling in on strong northwest winds. A very uniform cold resulted, with temperatures only changing a few degrees during the day. Midday...

Sunday, December 15, 2024

Today: The Full “Cold” Moon rises well to the north of east, and rides a very high path across the skies, located near where the summer sun is found. All Full Moons are opposite the Sun’s location, thus the reverse is true in summer, with the Moon...