#NorthAmericans beware! Mondays can be rough, and arguably the #Monday after the #Spring #DST change is rougher.
Find some comfort here:
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The US and Canada will #SpringForward 1 hour on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
#DST in North America always happens at 2 am in each #TimeZone, but some states and provinces don't change their clocks.
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After eight years without #DaylightSavingTime (DST), the Egyptian government has announced that the country will set the clocks forward on April 28, 2023.
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Happy #Northern dwellers! March is a month of increasing light, and by the end of it, the #Sun won't go down until 20:16 local time (8:26 pm) at timeanddate HQ in #Stavanger, Norway.
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The #Moon reaches #FirstQuarter at 08:05 UTC on Feb 27. At the same time, it passes close to #Mars in the sky—from parts of the Arctic, it will appear to cover the Red Planet.
Here our Night Sky Map shows the view from New York at 9pm local time on Feb 27.
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What is the birthday connection between Presidents #Obama, #Trump, and #Biden?
#Washington’sBirthday, or #Presidents’Day as it is also called, is on Feb. 20 this year. Find out if you're born on the same day as a #President:
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The #NewMoon on Feb 20 at 07:05 UTC is a #SuperNewMoon. A few days after, look up just after sunset to see #Jupiter and #Venus cozy up to the young #CrescentMoon.
Image from our #NightSkyMap for #NewYork just before 7 pm local time on Feb 22.
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Look up for a #HalfMoon! On February 13, at exactly 16:00 UTC, the #Moon will be 50% illuminated and at Third Quarter.
For more about the #ThirdQuarterMoon
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#OnThisDay, in 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming proposed the adoption of a standard time, which led to today's #TimeZones.
At this exact moment, 38 different time zones are in use around the world. See which ones:
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The #FullMoon on Feb 5 at 18:28 UTC is the second #Micromoon of 2023. It is also known as the #SnowMoon after the snow on the ground in the #NorthernHemisphere this time of year.
Read more about the Snow Moon and Micromoons:
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#HalfMoon in the afternoon and evening sky. On January 28 at 15:18 UTC, the #Moon will be at #FirstQuarter and 50% illuminated.
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Closest New Moon since the Middle Ages!
According to our calculations, this Saturday’s New Moon will be the closest New Moon to Earth in a period of 1337 years.
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On January 15 at exactly 02:10 UTC, the #Moon will reach #ThirdQuarter. It's also known as the #LastQuarter because it's the last primary #MoonPhase before the #NewMoon.
Find out more about the Moon
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Look up in 2023! Our friend Andrew Fazekas—from Astronomers Without Borders—picks out five cosmic events to look forward to this year.
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Look up to see the #MicroWolfMoon! The first #FullMoon of the year will be on January 6 at exactly 23:07 UTC. It is a #Micromoon—which means it is near the point in its orbit farthest from #Earth: #apogee.
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In about an hour, at 16:17 UTC on January 4, #Earth will be at #perihelion, its closest point to the #Sun:
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Does this have anything to do with the #seasons? Find out more at:
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#Quadrantids peak on the nights between Jan 3 & 4 or Jan 4 & 5, depending on your location.
Best night & time to see #shootingstars : timeanddate.com/astronomy/mete
📷 from Interactive #MeteorShower #SkyMap showing the #nightsky over New York at 05:38 AM EST on Jan 4, 2023.
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Happy first day of 2023! #Nightsky in Jan:
🌠 #Quadrantids #meteorshower (Jan 3-4/ Jan 4-5)
🌝 #MicroWolfMoon (Jan 6/7)
🌚 #SuperNewMoon (Jan 22)
🌍🌞#Perihelion on Jan 5
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#happynewyear #newyear #newyear2023 #astronomy2023
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Count down to #2023! #Earth has been spinning unusually fast recently. On June 29, 2022, Earth set a new record for the shortest day of the atomic-clock era: 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
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The last primary #MoonPhase in 2022 is the #FirstQuarterMoon on Dec. 30. At exactly 01:20 UTC, the #Moon will be 50% lit up. The best time to see it is in the afternoon and evening.
Why can you see it in the daytime?
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The #NewMoon on Dec. 23 at 10:16 UTC will be a #SuperNewMoon. This is an invisible #Moonphase, but the Moon will be much closer to Earth than usual—around 359,000 km (223,000 mi) away.
How does the #Moon affect us? Find out
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Happy #DecemberSolstice! Did you know that the #solstice is just an instant in time?
This year, it is at 21:48 UTC on Dec. 21.
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Happy almost #summer or #winter (depending on where you live)! At 21:48 UTC on Dec. 21, the Sun will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, marking the #DecemberSolstice and the start of the summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
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On #December 16, at 08:56 UTC, the #Moon will be at Third Quarter and 50% illuminated. The best time to see the #ThirdQuarterMoon is in the morning—even when it's daylight!
Find out more about this Moon phase
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#Geminids #meteorshower peak on Dec 13-14 or Dec 14-15, depending on your location. Best time to see the #shootingstars from your location:
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📷 from our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map shows the #nightsky above New York on Dec 13 at 21:09 local time.
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On #December 8, at 04:08 UTC, the #FullMoon will be 100% lit up. This month's Full Moon is known as the #ColdMoon, the #LongNightMoon, and the #MoonBeforeYule.
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Ever heard about the alcoholic witch bringing presents in Italy? How about #Krampus, the #MountainGoatDemon?
Check out our list of 7 unique "ChristmasTraditions and surprise your family with some truly #FunFacts for the #holidays!
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#Mars puts on a show!
* Mars reaches #opposition—the point directly opposite the Sun in our sky—on Dec 8.
* The #Moon is also at opposition on Dec 8: it’s the Cold Full Moon.
* This means the #FullMoon and Mars are close in the sky.
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* The Moon and Mars will be so close that, in parts of North America (Dec 7 evening) and Europe (Dec 8 early morning), there will be a lunar #occultation of Mars...
* ...where the Moon passes directly in front of the red planet.
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In the #NorthernHemisphere, #December can feel like a month of endless #darkness.
Turns out, it's not just a feeling: We calculated that there's a moment on December 6 when the sky is dark for nearly 9 in 10 people worldwide.
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It’s #December 1! Events to look forward to in Dec:
🌕 #FrostMoon & bright #Mars on Dec 8
🌠 #Geminids (Dec 13-14/ Dec 14-15) & #Ursids (Dec 22-23) #meteorshower
🌑 #SuperNewMoon on Dec 23
☃️ 🍦 #Decembersolstice on Dec 21
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