Friday, March 06, 2026

Today: Very high in the west-northwest, emerging from the fading twilight near 6:30 PM, sparkles the brilliant star Capella, the fourth brightest star that we can see. What we can’t see is that it is actually a pair of bright, giant stars, each more than twice...

Thursday, March 05, 2026

Today: You can watch the waning Gibbous Moon lift into the east this evening just before 9 o’clock, led by a fairly bright, bluish-white star called Spica, the only bright star in Virgo. Through the night they progress higher through the southeast, cresting due...

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...