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Planetary Watch
Mercury will soon return to the early evening skies in the west at sunset. It will be extremely low and nearly level with the horizon.

Venus is back in the early morning skies, rising from the southeast just before the sun gets up. It is the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon.

Mars is still visible but quite low in the west after nightfall. It’s in the constellation Libra and is definitely red in color and it doesn’t twinkle like a star. It sets before midnight.

Jupiter rises in the southeast horizon in the late evening and climbs into the southeast in the early morning hours.

Saturn has returned as a morning planet rising from the east in the early morning.

Streamwatch
The following stream levels were measured in the White Clay Creek near Newark, Del.

Date: Nov. 19, 2012
Flow in cubic feet per second:

Minimum for date, cubic feet per second:

Mean for date, cubic feet per second:

Maximum for date until this week, cubic feet per second:

Sun Times
Sunrise for Nov. 22: 6:46 a.m.

Sunset for Nov. 22: 4:44 p.m.
Hours of sunlight: 9 hours, 57 minutes, 47 seconds

Weekend forecast
Thursday, Nov. 22, Sunny, High 53, Low 35

Friday, Nov. 23: Mostly sunny, High 54, Low 35

Saturday, Nov. 24:Partly cloudy, High 44, Low 32

Sunday, Nov. 25: Partly cloudy, High 38, Low 33

Rain-Temp
Courtesy of Stroud Water Research Center

Date, Rain, Low, High
Nov. 13, 0.39 32.0, 61.9

Nov. 14, 0.00 26.8, 45.3
Nov. 15, 0.00 27.3, 46.0

Nov. 16, 0.00 30.9, 47.7
Nov. 17, 0.00 28.2, 53.1

Nov. 18, 0.00 28.2, 49.8
Cumulative liquid precipitation through Nov. 18: 34.35 inches

Normal cumulative liquid precipitation through Nov. 18: 41.22 inches

Farmers’ Almanac
The Farmers’ Almanac predicts weather deteriorating by Thanksgiving with cold rains and wet snow by Friday. On Saturday through next Tuesday, look for mostly fair and cold. Wednesday through the end of the month will be generally fair, the almanac says.

Moon Times
Moonset for Nov. 22: 1:11 a.m.

Moonrise for Nov. 22: 1:23 p.m.

Government Calendar
London Britain, Monday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m.