Polar Vortex Creeping Ontario on Dahan (大寒 solar term)

Frigid temperatures -14° have settled in Toronto as a polar vortex takes hold during the Dahan (大寒 solar term) making it essential for residents to prepare and stay warm.

2025's 1st Full Moon (Wolf)

The very first full moon of 2025 awaits us, promising a spectacular celestial display

Wishing all our readers a joyful holiday season, no matter which one you are celebrating. New Year's Day marks another anniversary for the blog.

Happy Holidays!

With my warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year

Winter Solstice 2024 (Solar Term-冬至)

COLD, COLD, COLD. Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area are facing their coldest week of winter yet, as frigid Arctic air is set to dominate the weather for days on end. 

The Taylor Swift Eras Tour concluded in Vancouver, Canada

Taylor Swift fans filled Vancouver BC Place stadium on Sunday for the final performance of her Eras Tour, wrapping up a remarkable cultural phenomenon of 149 shows across five continents.

Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck © The Canadian Press

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Toronto

Take advantage of the unforgettable opening show of The Eras Tour, featuring Taylor Swift live in Toronto on Thursday, November 14, 2024. 

Be part of a night filled with incredible music and captivating performances! She will perform six shows over two weekends at the Rogers Centre, ending on November 23, before heading to Vancouver for three final performances at BC Place from December 6 to 8, 2924

Remembrance Day 2024

A national ceremony honours Canada's war veterans

The Hunter's Moon

The Hunter's Moon, also known as October’s full moon, is the third of 2024's four supermoons and the brightest of the year

2024 Oct 14 The Comet of the Century

 

Get ready to witness the comet of the century in September and October 2024. Astronomers are confident it will be exceptionally bright, comparable to the brilliance of Halley’s comet in 1986

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Here's to the company of good friends and family. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Northern Lights

The Northern lights cast a brilliant glow in the night sky above a road in Canada.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Celebrate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation surrounded by the vibrant summer flowers at Edwards Gardens

Autumn Equinox (秋分)

是日 秋分 Autumn Equinox

🔸太陽到達黃經180° Sun reaches 180° of the Ecliptic

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Then the days will get shorter and nights longer. 

Toronto Partial Lunar Eclipse on Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節)

75th The Canadian International Air Show 2024

North America's oldest air show on September 2, 2024

 

Summer Solstice 2024 (Solar Term-夏至)

The June 21 Full moon is the Strawberry Moon on the Summer Solstice 2024 (Solar Term-夏至)

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Happy Father's Day

 

Taste Of Little Italy 2024

Summer’s most anticipated street festival is at Taste of Little Italy between Bathurst and Shaw Street. With over 200 local businesses featuring Italo–Canadian musicians, let alone in delicious street eats, enjoy everything Italian. 

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Happy Victoria Day

 

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day Weekend at Edward Gardens 2024

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2024 Total Solar Eclipse in Toronto

April 8, 2024 - Total Solar Eclipse darkens skies across North America. Eclipses can be seen throughout parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

The Eclipse viewing in Ontario was hampered by cloud-cover skies across southern Ontario and missed the Totality that will last 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

2024 年 4 月 8 日 - 日全食使北美各地的天空變暗。

加拿大安大略省的日全食觀測受到安大略省南部雲層的阻礙，錯過了持續4分28秒的日全食。

March Full Moon cum Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Toronto, Ontario

The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Full Moon (100%) in March happens to be the Worm Moon (which can also be referred to as the Crow Moon, the Sugar Moon and the Sap Moon).

Spring Snowstorm Hits Toronto

Spring snowstorm surprises after mild winter of nearly 20 cm. 

Thin Waxing Crescent Moon (4.1%)

 

Happy Lunar New Year of Dragon 2024

 

Waning Crescent (16%)

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I would like to wish all our readers a very Happy Holidays (whichever you're observing). As always New Year's Day marks another anniversary for the Blog. 

No Snow for Toronto Christmas Day

 No Snow in Toronto yet

Happy Holidays

 

Our warmest wishes for a Happy Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!

Annular Solar Eclipse 2023

Maximum partial Solar Eclipse in Toronto at 1 PM

The 2nd Full Super Moon on August 30-31

The August 30 Blue Moon will light the sky around it in the bright moonlight.

2023 August 1 Supermoon

Canada to see rare blue supermoon and it won't happen again until 2037

The 1st full supermoon is on August 1, and the 2nd full supermoon is on August 30-31, 2923

July Supermoon

August will have two supermoons (including a blue supermoon) and September will have one supermoon.

Jun 21 Waxing Crescent (14.2%) and Venus on the Summer Solstice 2023 (Solar Term-夏至)

Toronto's Cherry Blossoms Are In Bloom

 

Lunar Occultation of Venus

As the year turns, the Waxing Crescent (7.5% New Moon) sweeps past Venus West one hour after Sunset. Since the Moon is very close to Venus, the Moon blocks the light from Venus, and a lunar occultation event occurs for about one hour and 6 minutes (19:47 to 20:53)