Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Today: Early March offers good views of the planet Jupiter, and yet you can see a pronounced change. Jupiter starts the evening high in the southeast around 6:30 PM, and will set after midnight, at around 3:30 AM. It loses height each evening through the next two...

Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Today: Tonight’s skies are illuminated by the Full “Sap” Moon, sometimes called the Full “Worm” Moon, although It might take a few to several weeks before we start seeing worms emerging from the thawing ground, but the Sap Moon seems to...

Monday, March 02, 2026

Today: Late tonight into the dawn, a Total Lunar Elcipse won’t be ideal for viewing, though its timing and location could still create some interesting views. You’ll see the Full Moon enter the Earth’s shadown at 4:50 AM, and though our rotation...

Sunday, March 01, 2026

Today: A nearly Full Moon starts March much like February, located close to the star Regulus, marking the “heart” of Leo, the Lion, the Moon visible before sunset, while Regulus emerges shortly after 6 o’clock. Although the Moon won’t pass in...

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Today: The twilight will make it a challenge at 6:20 this evening, and a flat horizon or elevated point of view will be needed, but there will be some hard-to-see objects low in the west. By far the brighter of the two will be Venus. To its right, and almost due west,...