On Sunday night the first quarter moon appears high in the eastern sky after sunset. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Taurus and near the star cluster Pleiades. Also called Seven Sisters, the Pleiades is a small star cluster that is easy to spot; it looks like a tiny dipper and is not much bigger than the moon.

It will be tough, but for anyone with an unobstructed view of the southwestern sky tonight, there is a show to be seen shortly after sunset. The planets Jupiter and Venus appear close together with a thin crescent moon. The three, forming a triangle, will appear amid the glow of twilight.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Feb. 5 33 17 .00

Feb. 6 37 28 .00

Feb. 7 31 16 .00

Feb. 8 33 19 .00

Feb. 9 34 22 .00

Feb. 10 38 26 Trace

Feb. 11 33 30 1.23*

*Melted Precipitation

Our twilight skies are in for a big change in the weeks ahead. The brilliant planet Venus makes her debut appearance low in the southwestern sky, right next to Jupiter. Venus is a good deal brighter than Jupiter, and the two will appear side by side for more than a week.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Jan. 29 40 15 .00

Jan. 30 21 9 .00

Jan. 31 25 13 .00

Feb. 1 30 18 .00

Feb. 2 34 22 .00

Feb. 3 31 26 .09*

Feb. 4 35 26 .00

*Melted Precipitation

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 39º F.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Jan. 22 39 25 .00

Jan. 23 39 31 .00

Jan. 24 38 20 .00

Jan. 25 46 26 .00

Jan. 26 54 36 .63

Jan. 27 45 26 .00

Jan. 28 41 23 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 41º F.