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A new study from the astronomy team at timeanddate.com adds precision to eclipse frequency estimates—and reveals that locations near the polar circles have the most solar eclipses.

A few decades ago, parts of downtown San Antonio were predicted to have half a minute of totality on April 8. But as a result of Earth’s unpredictable rotation, the city center will miss out.

Did you know that there are two Easter dates? One date is 35 days late this year. The reasons are lunar cycles and calendar computations.

A comet may become visible in the night sky around the time of April’s solar eclipse. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wise to look for it during totality.

When the Sun, Earth, and Moon almost perfectly align on March 25 at 07:00 UTC for a Full Moon, it also coincides with a whole bunch of lunar events.

Are you gearing up to see the total solar eclipse in April? We’ve collected some of the best spots to see totality, and the tools to find your perfect location.

Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in Australia on April 7, 2024, giving people in parts of the country an extra hour to snooze on Sunday morning.

The New Moon of March 2024 will produce this year’s shortest Earth-Moon distance.

Around March 13, the Moon will pair up with Jupiter in the latest of a string of close approaches. The Moon will sweep by again around April 10.

Most European countries set their clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 31, 2024, when Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts.

Earthlings are in for another Leap Day next week. That got us wondering: Do Martians have Leap Days, too?