Expect an uptick in aurora sightings near the spring equinox on March 20, as celestial geometry swings in favor of ...

“If you are getting 7 to 8 hours of sound sleep and go to bed a little early the night before, you may wake up feeling ...

Look west and see the sun set. Look east, the full moon rises. Seeing this phenomenon is impressive, but not unique, according to the Journal's astronomy expert, Kevin McKeown. In April, September, ...

According to information on the HVT website, Manaiakalani was the name of Maui’s fish hook that he used to catch a giant fish ...

During early 2025 the moon's declination has its maximum range, from about 28.5 degrees north of the celestial equator to 28.5 degrees south. In contrast, during 2016-16 the lunar declination ...

The spring equinox comes on March 20 when the sun crosses the celestial equator – an imaginary line in the sky above the ...

Milwaukee is finally beginning to defrost with high temperatures this week. When does spring officially begin?

The dial of the instrument is tilted according to the latitude, so that it wiII lie parallel to the plane of the celestial equator. The photograph shows the instrument set for the latitude of New ...

We are almost there, folks. As we speak, the sun’s subsolar point is racing northward, toward the celestial equator. In about a week, the vernal equinox will finally bring the official start of ...

Low toward the west blazes Venus, which serves as a convenient celestial landmark to make ... This is when it crosses the equator heading northward. This moment marks the change of seasons ...