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Earliest Sunrise this year, reckoned in Daylight Saving Time, occurs Monday, June 14 at 5:38am. This event occurs about a week before the longest day of the year -- the summer solstice -- because of factors related to the shape of the Earth's orbit and the angle between Earth's axis and the plane of its revolution around the sun.
The Waxing Crescent Moon returns to the evening sky, Sunday June 13. Look low in the west-northwest around 45 minutes after sunset to spot its exquisitely thin shape. During twilight on the following evening (Monday), the more prominent crescent moon will decorate the western sky for as much as an hour after nightfall. Lanternlike Venus on that same evening lies some 5 degrees above the crescent moon, a catchy sight to be sure.
Earliest Sunrise this year, reckoned in Daylight Saving Time, occurs Monday, June 14 at 5:38am. This event occurs about a week before the longest day of the year -- the summer solstice -- because of factors related to the shape of the Earth's orbit and the angle between Earth's axis and the plane of its revolution around the sun.
The Waxing Crescent Moon returns to the evening sky, Sunday June 13. Look low in the west-northwest around 45 minutes after sunset to spot its exquisitely thin shape. During twilight on the following evening (Monday), the more prominent crescent moon will decorate the western sky for as much as an hour after nightfall. Lanternlike Venus on that same evening lies some 5 degrees above the crescent moon, a catchy sight to be sure.