ebinmaine 75,830 #1 Posted 14 hours ago For several thousand years the longest and shortest days of the year have been celebrated. "Midwinter" as today is known, is a celebration of the days beginning to lengthen for the next few months. Look forward to literal and figurative Brighter days. Happy Midwinter!! 6 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 63,117 #2 Posted 13 hours ago Is it the longest night or the shortest day? In spite of being the shortest day (or longest night) we will not have the latest sunrise of the year or the earliest sunset of the year today. January 5 was the latest sunrise (7:27 AM) and the earliest sunset took place two weeks ago on December 7 (4:45 PM). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,830 #3 Posted 13 hours ago 6 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Is it the longest night or the shortest day? In spite of being the shortest day (or longest night) Both occur on the same day. 6 minutes ago, 953 nut said: we will not have the latest sunrise of the year or the earliest sunset of the year today. January 5 was the latest sunrise (7:27 AM) and the earliest sunset took place two weeks ago on December 7 (4:45 PM). This is very interesting. I'll look up what ours is. Not sure if or how it varies by region. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,830 #4 Posted 13 hours ago Here's a local weather article. https://wgme.com/news/local/earliest-sunset-on-saturday-begins-maine-darkest-time-of-year-portland-bangor-new-england-december-winter-january-solstice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 63,117 #5 Posted 2 hours ago 11 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Quote we will not have the latest sunrise of the year or the earliest sunset of the year today. January 5 was the latest sunrise (7:27 AM) and the earliest sunset took place two weeks ago on December 7 (4:45 PM). This is very interesting. I'll look up what ours is. Not sure if or how it varies by region. Those times were from Washington DC. Of course it was an AI generated report so who knows. Being much further north and not impacted by the quantity of hot air being expelled in our nation's capital your weather may not be the same; and your gas mileage may vary. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,830 #6 Posted 1 hour ago 16 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Being much further north and CLEARLY impacted by the quantity of hot air being expelled in our nation's capital your weather may not be the same The Atlantic Ocean current brings warm air north. I've just now figured out why the entire Northeast is warming so rapidly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
