February 15, 2025

Sunrise: 6:50 AM Sunset: 5:20 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 30 minutes February gave a lesson in how volatile winter weather can be on this date in 1990. February 13th and 14th were quite mild, reaching the 40s in most locations, setting a record high of 46 in...

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Today: In the early evening, before the Moon rises at 8:45, four brilliant stars form a diamond-shaped figure halfway up in the south-southeast early this evening. At the bottom is Sirius, the very brightest star, while the orange-hued Betelgeuse shines at the top....

February 14, 2025

Sunrise: 6:51 AM Sunset: 5:18 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 27 minutes The St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard swept across the region on this date in 2007, with the deepest snowfall region-wide since 1993. A Nor’easter tracked from south of Long Island into...

Friday, February 14, 2025

Today: As this Valentine’s Day segues into night, the planet Venus will emerge in the west-southwest, reaching its pinnacle of brilliance for this appearance. Named for the Roman goddess of love, Venus will shine brightly early this evening, but will live up to...

February 13, 2025

Sunrise: 6:53 AM Sunset: 5:17 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 24 minutes We were on the edge of the biggest arctic outbreak on record in the continental US on this date in 1899, so severe that below zero readings reached all the way to northern Florida! Here, a...