Tonight’s gibbous moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Taurus. The moon is between the star clusters Hyades and Pleiades. The Hyades is one of the largest star clusters you can see in the night sky. It is the mythological head of Taurus, with the bull resembling the letter V. To the right of the moon is the Pleiades.

A thin crescent moon appears low in the southeastern sky tomorrow morning, right next to the bright planet Venus. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Jan. 21 41 27 .43

Jan. 22 42 18 .00

Jan. 23 29 17 .00

Jan. 24 25 4 .00

Jan. 25 32 6 Trace*

Jan. 26 37 22 Trace*

Jan. 27 34 26 1.02”

*Melted Precipitation

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the gibbous moon appears near the distant ringed-planet Saturn. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Virgo and rise after midnight. For those who haven’t seen Saturn, the moon acts as a perfect guide. Saturn is 892 million miles away, while the moon is much closer at 232,000 miles.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Jan. 14 32 19 Trace

Jan. 15 28 14 .00

Jan. 16 39 21 .04

Jan. 17 35 19 .00

Jan. 18 38 20 Trace

Jan. 19 42 35 .81

Jan. 20 43 29 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 41º F.

Tomorrow night’s gibbous moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Taurus. The moon is right beside Hyades, one of the most visible and largest star clusters in the night sky. The star cluster appears to most in the shape of a large V.