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Winter solstice arrived ... looking forward to spring
Maryland WeatherFrom The Sun's print editions:Baltimore Sun reporter Candus Thomson offers this guest post: "A day without sunshine is like, you know, night," Steve Martin once said.The winter solstice arrived in Baltimore at 12:30 a.m. At 9 hours, 24 minutes and......Tags: Steve Martin
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All Hallows' Eve meant the start of winter
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:It’s Hallowe’en, the eve of another “cross-quarter day” – halfway between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. For many of our ancestors, this evening marked the beginning of winter, the... -
November's here, winter looms
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:It’s always bittersweet to see November arrive. The last leaves drop this month, giving way to the bare branches that stand watch until March. Snow enters the subconscious as the average overnight lows drop to freezing... -
Solstice marks the start of winter south of equator
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:We often forget about our cousins in the southern hemisphere. There’s more ocean down there, after all, so less land and fewer people. And their seasons are, well, all wrong. For them, today marks the winter solstice,....... -
Hallowe'en recalls ancient Catholic, Celtic fests
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS: Today is Hallowe’en, more properly expressed as All Hallows’ Eve. It’s the evening before All Saints (or Hallows) Day, designated by the Roman Catholic pope in A.D. 835 to honor all the saints. Before that,...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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"Long Night Moon" also a "Blue Moon"
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:The moon is full at 12:28 p.m. today, rising over Baltimore at 4:38 p.m. As the third full moon since the autumn equinox, this one’s called the Long Night Moon, or the Moon Before Yule. But you...... -
December brings total lunar eclipse
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:December arrives on Wednesday. It’s a busy month. The year’s earliest sunset occurs on the 8th as Sol drops below Baltimore’s western horizon at 4:43 p.m. The annual Geminid meteor shower – one of the...Tags: Science and Technology, Astronomy, Science
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Tonight's full moon is the Hunger Moon
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:The moon rises over Baltimore tonight at 5:19 p.m., and is officially full at 3:36 a.m. Friday. The second full moon since the winter solstice is the Wolf Moon or Hunger Moon, so-named for reasons chillingly obvious......Tags: Rentals
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Crow Moon on the rise
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:The moon is full tonight. It’s the third full moon since the winter solstice, making it the Lenten Moon, the Sap, Crow or Worm Moon. Take your pick; each one evokes something about the season we’re in.......Tags: Lent
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Mars' long northern winter begins tonight
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Just as spring gets rolling in Earth’s northern hemisphere, the northern half of Mars tonight marks the beginning of winter. The Martian winter solstice occurs at 11 p.m. EDT tonight. Joe Rao, writing in Guy Ottewell&...Tags: NASA
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Beautiful crescent moon tonight
Maryland WeatherOn Wednesday night we will witness the earliest sunset of the year, at 4:43 p.m. in Baltimore. We're also just two days past the new moon, and skies should be clearing. That means Tuesday and Wednesday evenings will be great times to pause......Tags: NASA
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Sunsets get later from now until June 28
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Cheer up! Your days will soon brighten – at least in the afternoon. Last night witnessed the earliest sunset of the year, at 4:43 p.m. EST in Baltimore. From today, our afternoons will begin to get longer......
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