The sun is setting a bit later every day?
Yippy!
Yippy!
Northern Hemisphere Peeps-Have you noticed…
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bettyseldest
Friend of Leo's
I thought that we had another five days before the days started to get longer. Are things different in the USofA?
bettyseldest
Friend of Leo's
21 months into lockdown, every day seems to get longer than the last, if that is what you mean.
Flat6Driver
Friend of Leo's
I've heard that the sunset is later or the same but the sunrise is later. How the heck does that work?
Wheelhouse
Tele-Meister
I gotta admit, I did not notice that one extra minute. But there will be a couple more between now & Christmas.
Wheelhouse
Tele-Meister
Sunrise and sunset are both a wee bit later each day right now. The days start to get longer in total after the solstice (12/21), even though the sun continues to rise a bit later each day. The latest sunrise (in my location) is 7:29am, which will occur from 12/31-1/5, when the sun will start rising a bit earlier. Something about declination.
Way more detail than anybody wants to really know, I'm sure.
I already can’t wait for daylight savings time.
Sunrise and sunset are both a wee bit later each day right now. The days start to get longer in total after the solstice (12/21), even though the sun continues to rise a bit later each day. The latest sunrise (in my location) is 7:29am, which will occur from 12/31-1/5, when the sun will start rising a bit earlier. Something about declination.
Way more detail than anybody wants to really know, I'm sure.
Yup.
Nope.
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/equation-of-time.html
Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight, but it does not have the latest sunrise nor the earliest sunset of the year.
This is because of a discrepancy between our modern-day timekeeping methods and how time is measured using the Sun known as the equation of time.
This is because of a discrepancy between our modern-day timekeeping methods and how time is measured using the Sun known as the equation of time.
Timbresmith1
Friend of Leo's
Time to make it permanent.
Dik Ellis
Tele-Holic
Not until the Winter Solstice, the shortest daylight of the year.
dkmw
Poster Extraordinaire
I’ve about had it with short days. In a couple of weeks longer days will start to be noticeable. Always a time of joy for me.
JL_LI
Poster Extraordinaire
For a few days the sun will both rise and set a bit later. The daylight hours will begin to lengthen on December 22. Southern Hemisphere peeps will see the sun rise and set a bit earlier before the daylight hours begin to shorten again. For those of us north of the equator, the sun will start coming north again after the solstice. Unfortunately the warmth won’t return so fast.
Wheelhouse
Tele-Meister
For those under the misconception, here's the details for roughly my latitude.
https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/madison?month=1&year=2022
https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/madison?month=1&year=2022
Not yet..... soon.....
21 December
In 2021 the winter solstice will occur on Tuesday 21 December. The winter solstice occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year. That is why it is known as the shortest day of the year, or the longest night of the year.
21 December
In 2021 the winter solstice will occur on Tuesday 21 December. The winter solstice occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year. That is why it is known as the shortest day of the year, or the longest night of the year.
Muddyshoes
Tele-Holic
We need rain out here in the West so, not so fast boys.
In my fair city on Tuesday of this week sunset was at 1630 CST. Today it was 1631.
Anyway you cut it, the sun set later today.
Granted the total amount of daylight is shorter on the solstice. Sunset is at 1633 CST on the 21st
You do; they're not.
I can explain it but I first I need some beer, a chalkboard in the shape of a sphere, and, oh, see that guy over there? I need his artificial leg. I learned something while getting my degree in astronomy and I happily share it.
Ok kidding about the beer and the leg, but a spherical chalkboard would be useful.
bwa ha ha ... oh wait, wrong thread
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