Tag: Old Farmer’s Almanac

  • Saturday – 8 Mar 2025

    67th day of the year, 9th day of the lunar cycle
    Sunset 6:26 – Sunrise tomorrow 7:49
    LOD 11:36 – LON 12:23 (13:23 on the clock because we lose an hour to DST)
    Moonrise today 12:32 PM
    Moonset tomorrow 5:42 AM – Moonrise tomorrow 2:39 PM
    DST begins at 2:00 AM

    The moon is extremely close to Mars, with Gemini’s Castor and Pollux to the left.

  • March 7, 2025

    66th day of the year
    Sunset 6:25 – Sunrise 6:50 – LON 12:25
    Moonset 3:56 AM – Moonrise 12:32 PM

  • March 6, 2025

    65th day of the year and 7th of the lunar cycle: 1st quarter.
    The sun will set at 6:23 and rise at 6:50; length of night: 12hr, 27min.
    Tonight a conjunction of Jupiter and the Moon will occur. The moon will set at 2:58 AM and rise at 11:28 AM.
    On this date in 1475 the artist Michelangelo was born.

    Speaking of Orion, it contains more bright stars than any other constellation. Sitting on the celestial equator, Orion is visible from everywhere on Earth. Rigel (Arabic for “foot”) is the brightest star in the constellation and the 7th brightest in the sky. Historically it has been very important for navigation, as it is visible from every ocean in the world. It is the most luminous star in our region of the galaxy.

  • March 5

    March 5: 64th day of the year and 6th day of the lunar cycle.
    The sunset will occur at 6:23 and rise at 6:52; length of night*: 12hr, 30min.
    Tonight in the southern sky, the moon meets Jupiter with Taurus’s famous orange star Aldebaran below them. The moon will set at 1:48 AM and rise again at 10:33 AM, having passed its first quarter of this cycle at 9:31 AM tomorrow morning.
    Today is Ash Wednesday. On this date in 1950 calculations for the first computerized (ENIAC) weather forecast began.

    *The author would like to note, that the sunset/sunrise info given in the March 3 update was incorrect due to human error interpreting the Almanac’s system presenting the information. The actual sunset/sunrise times for that day were 6:20 PM and 6:55 AM; length of night: 12hr, 35min.

    So the nights have only shortened five minutes over the past three days, not the nine that would be presumed had one calculated based on this erroneous info. The author deeply regrets any harm this incorrect reporting may have caused you, your families, your animals, or your plants.

    ** Shit! Today’s sunset is at 6:22. This is Ogden from the Farmer’s Almanac. Too many tables and dates and numbers.c. Too many tables and dates and numbers.

  • March 4

    March 4, 63rd day of the year, and 5th day of the lunar cycle. Today is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras. On this data in 1910, an avalanche killed 58 men clearing a railroad line in Rogers Pass through the Selkirk Mountains in Canada. The sun will set this evening at 6:21. The moon will set 32 minutes past midnight and rise at 9:48 AM. Look for a conjunction of the moon and Uranus in the sky tonight. Day length: 11hr, 26min.

  • March 3

    Today is March 3, 62nd day of the year, and the 4th day of the current lunar cycle. On this date in 1845 Florida became a state. The sun will set this evening at 6:20 and rise tomorrow at 6:59; length of night: 12hr 39min. The crescent moon will set tonight at 11:12 PM and rise tomorrow morning at 9:10 AM. Also in the sky tonight look for a conjuction of Mercury and Neptune.