Mark Alan Lovewell

Gibbous Moon and Spica

Tonight’s two-day old full moon appears in close proximity to the bright star Spica, in the zodiacal constellation Virgo.

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Tonight’s two-day old full moon appears in close proximity to the bright star Spica, in the zodiacal constellation Virgo. The moon is in the gibbous phase and moving through the constellations we associate with spring. Spring is in the air. Spring is in the night skies.
 
The bluish star Spica is one of the brightest stars in our spring skies. Use the moon as a guide. Spica is not only bright, it is also unusually far away for being a bright star. Astronomers estimate the star is 260 light years away. It is also a double star.
 
On Sunday night the moon enters the zodiacal constellation Libra. In only two days, the moon enters the zodiacal constellation Scorpius, a constellation we associate with summer.
 
Much is changing as we go through early spring. The stars have changed overhead. The winter constellations Orion, Taurus and Gemini are now setting in the west.
 

 

 

Sunrise and Sunset
Day Sunrise Sunset
Fri., March 22 6:42 6:55
Sat., March 23 6:40 6:56
Sun., March 24 6:38 6:57
Mon., March 25 6:37 6:58
Tues., March 26 6:35 7:00
Wed., March 27 6:33 7:01
Thurs., March 28 6:32 7:02
Fri., March 29 6:30 7:03

Temperatures and Precipitations
Day Max (Fº) Min (Fº) Inches
March 15 50 40 0.00
March 16 56 42 0.15
March 17 55 30 0.00
March 18 43 23 0.00
March 19 43 23 0.00
March 20 46 24 0.00
March 21 49 36 0.00

 

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