Thursday, March 12, 2026

Today: You find two familiar constellations climbing in tandem this evening. Due east prowls the Lion, Leo, coming into his own as he returns to the skies each spring, his head and front shoulders in the form of a backwards question mark. Mirroring this pattern, as...

March 11, 2026

Sunrise: 7:10 AM Sunset: 6:51 PM Length of day: 11 hours and 41 minutes The first heavy rains and thawing temperatures began the floods of 1936 on this date. Over 2 inches fell through most of northern New England, including 3.25 inches in Cavendish. Deep snow cover...

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Today: Settling into the northwest as evening descends, the Queen of the heavens, Cassiopeia, remains well placed for viewing, about one third of the way above the horizon. Her W-shaped pattern of 5 stars pivots around the North Star, and each spring looks more and...