Friday, December 21, 2012
Today is the Winter Solstice, normally the shortest day of the year. On the plus side, the days will start to get longer on Sunday.
Sunset will be quite early today. Today is the Winter Solstice, traditionally the day that marks the shortest day of the year. Sure this means we don't get a lot of sunshine today, but on the plus side the Solstice marks the time when the days begin to get longer. However, though today is the Solstice, the actual shortest day of 2012 will be tomorrow. According to timeanddate.com the December solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. It is normally on Dec. 21, but the actual shortest day can be between Dec. 20 and 23 depending on the year. According to sunrisesunset.com, the shortest day of the year in this area will be on Dec. 22. On that day the sun will rise at 7:12 a.m. and set at 4:15 p.m. …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
You ask, Patch answers. When can we expect longer days?
Winter can be tough on the emotions. The cold weather can be difficult to deal with, snow can be a pain (though also fun) but what really seems to get people down is the short days. There is something about the sun going down before most people get out of work that is depressing. So when can we expect longer days? The days will begin to get longer after the Winter Solstice, which is the shortest day of the year. According to timeanddate.com the December solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees is normally on Dec. 21, but the actual shortest day can be between Dec. 20 and 23 depending on the year. According to sunrisesunset.com, the shortest day of the year in this area will be on Dec. 22. On …
Friday, November 4, 2011
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 6. Remember to roll those clocks back one hour on Sunday at 2 a.m.
Sleep in on Sunday morning. You've got time—an extra hour, to be precise. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 6, with clocks changing at 2 a.m. local time, so roll your clocks back one hour before you hit the sack on Saturday. Daylight Saving Time is always a good date to mark a reminder to check smoke alarms and change any dead batteries in the alarms—or install batteries in alarms missing them. And if you're one of those people who hates Daylight Saving Time, don't blame Benjamin Franklin. He was just giving the French a hard time. Blame George Vernon Hudson.
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1:14 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
New England needs its own time zone. Being on the east side of a vast eastern time zone the sun rises way to early and set way too early every day of the year. more ›