March 18-21, 2026: A thin crescent moon appears low in the western sky after sunset, revealing earthshine — the softly lit “Old Moon in the New Moon’s Arms.”
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2026, March 10: Jupiter’s Retrograde Ends
March 10, 2026: Jupiter’s retrograde ends in front of Gemini near the Twins.
2026, February 27: Planet Parade Visibility Report: What’s Actually Visible After Sunset
February 27, 2026: Three bright planets are in the western twilight while the gibbous moon aligns near Jupiter. A realistic guide to current planet visibility.
2026, February 9: Winter Stars Explained: Orion, Sirius, and the Hertzsprung–Russell Diagram
February 9, 2026: Explore winter’s brightest stars with a binocular. Learn how Orion, Sirius, and Betelgeuse reveal stellar temperature, color, and brightness through the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
2022, June 20 – 29: 5 Planets Visible in Order from Sun
June 20 – 29, 2022: The five bright planets are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise. They are visible in solar system order – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn from the sunrise point
Mars Opposition 2022
Mars appears at opposition on December 7, 2022. Throughout the summer, autumn and early winter, Mars dances with the stars of Taurus.
2021: Early February, Equal Light, Darkness
Depending on the latitude, the time of equal light and equal darkness occurs during early February.
2021, February: A Stellar Sampler, Winter’s Stars
During the early evening hours of winter, the stars that shine from the southern sky are a sampler of the sky’s brightest stars.
2020: Daylight Saving Time Commentary
In this commentary is a different idea about year-round daylight time, based on astronomical concepts for the mid-northern latitudes. Year-round or not, a different approach may yield better results.
Summer’s Celestial Scorpion
The Celestial Scorpion glides across the southern sky during summer evenings.