On Monday night, the gibbous moon appears right near the bright planet Jupiter. The two move high in the east together as the evening unfolds. The two celestial objects are in the zodiacal constellation Pisces. Though appearing together, the moon is more than 251,000 miles away and Jupiter is 418 million miles away.

Like the rest of the country, the Vineyard will shift from Standard to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday morning. “Spring forward, fall back,” as they say. The concept is that clocks should be turned back an hour. But for those who own old windup clocks, and many with battery-run mechanical clocks, it is better to turn the clock forward eleven hours. Turning a clock ahead instead of back is less punishment on the interior delicate gears.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Oct. 29 64 46 .01

Oct. 30 59 40 .01

Oct. 31 58 47 Trace

Nov. 1 60 36 .00

Nov. 2 49 39 .00

Nov. 3 50 28 Trace

Nov. 4 52 40 .08

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 54º F.

The planet Venus is about as close to the earth as it gets, about 25 million miles away. Finding it in the sky is especially difficult right now, because it is between the earth and the sun. But spotting will get easier in the mornings ahead. Earth’s nearest neighbor has shifted from being a sunset to a sunrise planet.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Oct. 22 63 38 .22

Oct. 23 52 41 .00

Oct. 24 58 44 .00

Oct. 25 60 52 .00

Oct. 26 66 60 Trace

Oct. 27 68 61 .00

Oct. 28 66 62 1.81

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 63º F.

Tonight’s full moon rises in the east at the same time as the sun sets. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Aries, one of the smallest constellations in the sky.