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Daylight Savings Begins <\/b><\/a><\/font>
March 10<\/i><\/font>
As the days grow longer and the Sun rises earlier, we set our clocks one hour ahead to add daylight to the evening. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Spring Blooms From North to South <\/b><\/a><\/font>
April 1<\/i><\/font>
During the early spring, a drive from the northern states to the southern states can show the wide variety of climate conditions that occur as the plants bloom at different times in different regions. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Solstice Skies Around the World<\/b><\/a><\/font>
June 20<\/i><\/font>
On the June Solstice, the skies will appear very different from many different locations around the world.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Daylight Savings Ends <\/b><\/a><\/font>
November 1<\/i><\/font>
In the Fall, as the days grow shorter again, we "fall back" and set our clocks backward one hour. This way, the autumn Sun rises earlier and we all get back that hour of sleep we lost in the Spring.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

November Daylight<\/b><\/a><\/font>
November 1<\/i><\/font>
Though the Winter Solstice on December 21 is technically the "shortest day of the year," it\'s not much shorter than the other days from early November until about mid-February.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Earth\'s Perihelion<\/b><\/a><\/font>
January 1, 2008<\/i><\/font>
Perihelion is when the Earth is closest to the Sun, and the Sun appears to moving fastest through the constellations.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Short Month of February and the Roman Calendar <\/b><\/a><\/font>
February 7<\/i><\/font>
Many people wonder why February is the shortest month. It all goes back to Julius Caesar....<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

February - Groundhogs and Longer Days <\/b><\/a><\/font>
Friday, February 1, 2008<\/i><\/font>
By February, the winter days grow noticably longer and the Noon shadows are growing shorter once again.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Vernal Equinox (With Activities) <\/b><\/a><\/font>
March 20<\/i><\/font>
The Vernal Equinox is the "first day of spring" in the northern hemisphere. On the Vernal Equinox, the daylight and the nighttime are both equally twelve hours long.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Understanding the Equinox<\/b><\/a><\/font>
March 20<\/i><\/font>
On the equinox, the lengths of daylight and nighttime are equally 12 hours. The seasonal changes in the length of daylight are the result of the Sun\'s apparent motion through the constellations. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

A Very Early Easter in 2008<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Wednesday, March 12, 2008<\/i><\/font>
The Feast of Easter, when many Christians celebrate the LORD\'s resurrection, will fall on March 23 in 2008. This is nearly the earliest possible date upon which Easter can fall. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Winter Solstice<\/b><\/a><\/font>
December 20<\/i><\/font>
On about December 21 each year, the Sun reaches the southernmost extent of its annual cycle. This day is known as the winter solstice.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Summer Solstice<\/b><\/a><\/font>
June 20<\/i><\/font>
The Summer Solstice is when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky of all the days of the year. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Summer Twilight<\/b><\/a><\/font>
July 1<\/i><\/font>
During the longest days of the year, the period of twilight also lasts the longest.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Long Days of Summer <\/b><\/a><\/font>
July 7<\/i><\/font>
The long days of summer last well into the month of July.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

Observing the Shadows of the Solstice<\/b><\/a><\/font>
As the Sun moves through the zodiac constellations over the annual cycle of the seasons, the Sun moves to its highest point overhead in the sky on the summer solstice. On this day, the noon shadows are the shortest. Because of the orientation of the sky, the height of the Sun corresponds to the length of daylight, so the Sun is highest in the sky on the longest day of the year.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Autumnal Equinox<\/b><\/a><\/font>
September 20<\/i><\/font>
As the days grow shorter, we will soon reach the "Autumnal Equinox" on September 22, the first day of Fall. On this day, the Sun crosses the celestial equator on it\'s way south to the Winter Solstice. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>

The Lengthening Shadows of Autumn <\/b><\/a><\/font>
October 1<\/i><\/font>
Since the Autumnal Equinox the last week of September, the Sun is now in the southern portion of sky. For the next six months, the Sun will rise to the south of Due East, and set to the south of Due West.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table>');