Good morning.
Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 33. Sunrise is 7:09 and sunset is 5:08, for 9 hours, 59 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 12.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1865, President Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, after Congress passed the amendment on 1.31.1865.
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February 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA:
Venus blazes at its brightest in the early evening, despite being only a slim crescent through the telescope eyepiece.
Mars and Jupiter to rule the night sky after Venus sets, amid the menagerie of bright winter stars in Orion, Taurus, and Gemini.
And enhance your astronomy IQ by knowing the difference between a conjunction and an appulse.
0:00 Intro
0:13 Moon & planets
0:41 Appulses 1:39
Venus at maximum
2:51 February Moon phases