May 18, 2026

Sunrise: 5:20 AM Sunset: 8:14 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 54 minutes On this date in 1877, a family of tornadoes were spawned in eastern New York near Saratoga Springs, and moved southeast into Bennington County, VT, just to the north of Bennington, were the severe...

May 17, 2026

Sunrise: 5:21 AM Sunset: 8:13 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 52 minutes The spring of 1977 was warm and dry. On this date thermometers headed for the upper 80s and low 90s, setting a record in Burlington at 90 degrees, reaching 89 in Cornwall, Rutland, and South Hero....

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Today: One of the summer’s brightest stars, Antares, crests due south near 1:40 AM, marking the “heart” of the Scorpion, but also leading the Milky Way back up into the eastern skies. Look to the left of Antares, where the band of faint light...

May 16, 2026

Sunrise: 5:22 AM Sunset: 8:12 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 50 minutes Early season heat was toasting the region on this date in 1932. St. Johnsbury topped out at a record 91 degrees, while the cool waters of Lake Champlain held Burlington to 88, also a record for...

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Today: As the Moon reaches its New phase, permitting dark evening skies, it’s a good time to locate the famous but rather faint constellation, Hercules. Looking due east around 11:10 PM, and on a line between Arcturus high in the southeast and Vega in the east,...