Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Sept. 30 78 57 .36

Oct. 1 75 66 .30

Oct. 2 75 61 .05

Oct. 3 72 53 Trace

Oct. 4 70 53 .36

Oct. 5 68 56 .07

Oct. 6 67 40 .03

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 65º F.

Striped bass fishermen who fish at night know what lure and what bait to use and the exact time of slack tide in their favorite spot. But there is a clear disagreement over the moon’s influence on fishing. Striped bass have acute night vision and can see all the small fish as they swim through the moonlit sea.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Sept. 16 80 51 .01

Sept. 17 65 53 .00

Sept. 18 67 57 .00

Sept. 19 67 58 .00

Sept. 20 69 58 .00

Sept. 21 73 60 .00

Sept. 22 77 65 .01

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 71º F.

A thin crescent moon appears tomorrow morning under the bright red planet Mars. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Cancer. Mars is starting to show signs of brightening high in the eastern sky as it gets closer. The planet is 176 million miles away. Last May, Mars was 213 million miles away.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Sept. 9 76 61 .66

Sept. 10 74 59 .00

Sept. 11 76 56 .00

Sept. 12 74 59 .00

Sept. 13 80 63 .00

Sept. 14 80 66 .00

Sept. 15 81 67 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 75º F.

Two bright objects rise in the eastern sky tonight after 9 p.m. — the gibbous moon rises and nearby the bright planet Jupiter. You can’t miss them. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Aries.