Red Mars is passing red Aldebaran, and the Moon will sweep between the two on Friday March 19.
Continue reading “Red gateway, doubled daytime, troubled clocktime”
Category: calendar, seasons, time
Mad as a March Hare
Sunday March 14 is the second Sunday in March, so Americans are directed to twist their clocks forward by an hour, into a long summer of Daylight-Shifted Time. Continue reading “Mad as a March Hare”
Forty days
It’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Crosses are painted with ash on foreheads. Continue reading “Forty days”
The Christmas sky
With Jupiter and Saturn still close enough to pose as a joint “Star of Bethlehem.”
Luck and unluck
Last Saturday, when the US election was decided, was a lucky and unlucky day, depending on what you think. This coming Friday Continue reading “Luck and unluck”
A Month of No
Today, November 5, started with a fog over the River Thames. The day may be Continue reading “A Month of No”
Equation at maximum, jaguar at minimum
Here is the sky at midnight between November 2 and 3. Continue reading “Equation at maximum, jaguar at minimum”
Shallowe’en and Clock Schlock
Saturday October 31 is Hallowe’en, but the evening may not be much fun. Trick-or-treating, Continue reading “Shallowe’en and Clock Schlock”
Clock restoration time
Clocks in Europe shift back an hour on Sunday October 25, from the distorted “Summer Time” to more natural time.
The longest evening, and the battle of Brentford
We are coming to the time of the latest sunset, which makes the day Continue reading “The longest evening, and the battle of Brentford”