Good answers, guys. Thanks for the enlightenment on whatchacallit - weather stuff.
Mark
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> Frkrygow wrote:
> > Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> > > I just assumed that the gains in daylight were symmetrical and even.
> > You can browse through a table of sunrise & sunset times in an almanac. It's not symmetrical.
> > Earliest sunset is around 12/6 where I am, and latest sunrise around the first week in
> > January. But even that varies with latitude.
> > > What's going on here?
> > Tricky three-dimensional geometry stuff.
> > > I'll go and have words with Newton,
> > Be easy on Newton. He was just the reporter. You'll have to complain to a Higher Authority.
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> It also depends on the local topography - we have hills to the west so sunsets are earlier than if
> it were flat. Sorry, I'm sure this won't tabulate very well but:
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> Date City Sunrise Sunset Hours of Sun Earliest sunset of the year 6-Dec Diablo/Concord, CA 7:11
> 16:49 9:38
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> Least sunlight of the year 20-Dec Diablo/Concord, CA 7:21 16:52 9:31
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> Latest sunrise of the year 5-Jan Diablo/Concord, CA 7:25 17:03 9:38
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