“Green March, bountiful harvest” – says an old Polish folk saying, so let us hope for clear skies this month, but not only for astronomical observations. After the thrills of winter, the long-awaited spring is finally here.

Szansa na zorze polarne, coraz dłuższy dzień, na wieczorne niebo wraca Wenus.

Astronomical winter starts this month. With this comes the opportunity to see interesting conjunctions of the Moon with some stars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and two great meteor showers.

Autumn fog, cloud cover, and the associated haze often make it impossible to admire the night sky full of stars, while during the day, as the weather permits, we will be primarily interested in the Sun.

This month, the length of the day in the northern hemisphere is steadily decreasing, and we will have to accept this. In the Lesser Poland, the day will be 109 minutes shorter, from 11 hours and 39 minutes at the beginning of October to 9 hours and 50 minutes at the end of the month. On October 1, Sun rises at 6:40 a.m. and sets at 6:19 p.m. On the last day of the month, it rises at 6:28 a.m. and sets at 4:18 p.m. It's hard to believe, but this day will be 104 minutes longer than the shortest day of the year!