September 22, 2026: The autumnal equinox occurs today. Learn why daylight and darkness are not exactly equal, how the ecliptic changes angle with the horizon, and why the Harvest Moon rises at nearly the same time each evening.
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2025, June 12: Anticipating Summer
June 12, 2025: The night sky shows that summer is approaching. The Summer Triangle – Vega, Altair, and Deneb – is in the east-northeast after sundown.
2024, September 18: Autumn’s Diminishing Daylight
September 18, 2024: As Autumn nears, daylight noticeably decreases from week to week. At the same time darkness, part of nighttime increases.
2024, June 20: Summer Solstice
June 20, 2024: The summer solstice occurs today at 3:51 p.m. Central Time. Before sunrise, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn. The bright moon is near Scorpius after sunset.
2023, December 21: Winter Solstice, Great Conjunction Plus 3 Years
December 21, 2023: Winter begins in the northern hemisphere. Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the evening sky three years after their Great Conjunction.
2022, April 8: Solar Calendar, Morning Planets, Evening Moon
April 8, 2022: Begin counting days to the solstice. Morning planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast. The evening moon is near Castor and Pollux.
2021, December 21: Winter Solstice
December 21, 2021: The winter solstice occurs at 9:59 a.m. CST. Mars is in the morning sky along with a bright moon. The planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn - is in the southwestern sky after sunset.
2021, June 20: Summer Solstice
June 20, 2021: The sun reaches the summer solstice mark in the sky, to signal the beginning of astronomical summer in the northern hemisphere.
Moon and Planets, June 2011
Image Credit June 2011 Moon Phases New June 1 First Quarter June 8 Full Moon June 15 Last Quarter June 23 The month of maximum sunlight opens with three bright planets in the predawn sky and Saturn in the evening sky. The amount of sunlight is consistent throughout the month, only gaining about 15 minutes of daylight from … Continue reading Moon and Planets, June 2011