OK, folks, we've hit bottom for the year as far as daylight hours go. Winter Solstice occurs on December 21 making Tuesday the shortest day of the year. While I don't suggest that you need to rub on the Coppertone, yet, but the days will be getting longer for the next six months! Wednesday will be longer than Tuesday by less than 1 second, but the pace picks up from there.
Length of day Solar noon
Date Sunrise Sunset This day Difference Time Altitude Distance
(106 km)
Dec 21, 2010 7:13 AM 5:02 PM 9h 49m 29s − 02s 12:07 PM 31.9° 147.159
Dec 22, 2010 7:13 AM 5:03 PM 9h 49m 30s < 1s 12:08 PM 31.9° 147.150
Dec 23, 2010 7:14 AM 5:03 PM 9h 49m 34s + 04s 12:08 PM 31.9° 147.142
Dec 24, 2010 7:14 AM 5:04 PM 9h 49m 41s + 07s 12:09 PM 31.9° 147.134
Dec 25, 2010 7:14 AM 5:04 PM 9h 49m 51s + 10s 12:09 PM 31.9° 147.127
Dec 26, 2010 7:15 AM 5:05 PM 9h 50m 05s + 13s 12:10 PM 31.9° 147.122
Dec 27, 2010 7:15 AM 5:06 PM 9h 50m 22s + 16s 12:10 PM 32.0° 147.117
Source for the above:
http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=319471012350330893
As most of you know, there will be a rare winter solstice lunar eclipse tonight. The clouds will likely block our view, but when nature calls at 2:00AM, it would be worth a peek to see if we're lucky enough to catch a break in the overcast.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080220-eclipse-news.html
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