{"id":5196,"date":"2011-12-29T15:17:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2012-01-02T15:23:09","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T20:23:09","slug":"ross%e2%80%99s-almanac-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2011\/12\/ross%e2%80%99s-almanac-4\/","title":{"rendered":"ROSS\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S ALMANAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Compiled by Kirk Ross<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>The days are short,<br \/>\n  The sun a spark<br \/>\nHung thin between<br \/>\n  The dark and dark.<\/em><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201d John Updike, <em>January<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong> is not the coldest month of our year. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s close, but December and February are pretty much in a tie for first. Of course, this depends on where you are and how the winds affect you. The Piedmont\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hilly land \u00e2\u20ac\u201c urban and rural \u00e2\u20ac\u201c makes for quite a few frost hollows, low-lying areas where it is not uncommon for a layer of warm air emanating from nearby slopes to trap a layer of cold air in the hollow. That makes for some cold nights no matter what the reading is at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Jan. 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sunrise: 7:26 a.m.; Sunset: 5:12 p.m.<br \/>\nJan. 31 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sunrise: 7:14 a.m.; Sunset: 5:28 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moon Phases<\/strong><br \/>\n First Quarter \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jan. 1  Full Moon \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jan. 9<br \/>\n Last Quarter \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jan. 16   New Moon \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Jan. 23<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Full Moon<\/strong> in <strong>January<\/strong> is the Old Moon, Wolf Moon and Ice Moon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planets &#038; Stars:<\/strong> It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a beautiful time for stargazing, with some of the brightest \u00e2\u20ac\u201c like Sirius, the Dog Star \u00e2\u20ac\u201c right overhead at midnight. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also a good time of year to view the planets. Mars gets so close that you can see the polar caps with a decent set of optics. Venus and Jupiter are still morning and evening lights, respectively, while Mercury and Saturn join the dawn patrol. The Quadrantids Meteor Shower, radiating out of Bootes in the Western North Western sky, peaks on Jan. 3-4, with the best viewing around midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Get the kettle out. <strong>January<\/strong> is Hot Tea Month, Oatmeal Month and Soup Month. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Significant Dates<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jan. 1 is New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day and Freedom Day<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jan. 3 is the Festival of Sleep and Fruitcake Toss Day<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Trivia Day is \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you guessed it \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jan. 4<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The Feast of the Epiphany is on Jan. 6<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 January has a Friday the 13th. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also International Skeptics Day.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Martin Luther King Jr.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birthday is on Jan. 15 and is celebrated this year on Jan. 16<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The Chinese ring in the year 4710, The Year of the Dragon, on Jan. 23<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jan. 25 is Opposite Day<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jan. 26 is Australia Day<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jan. 31 is Yad Sdrawkcab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compiled by Kirk Ross The days are short, The sun a spark Hung thin between The dark and dark. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d John Updike, January January is not the coldest month of our year. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s close, but December and February are pretty much in a tie for first. 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