[NatureNS] Earliest Sunset Today

Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:27:01 -0400
From: "Margaret E.Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
References: <20081210131756.2kp6lbv6v0xwco4w@my2.dal.ca>
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Scotia B3J 2X4 &lt;span class=3D"
this is cool! thanks, Marg in White Point, Queens where birds are being 
blown off the feeder today!
http://margmillard.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherman Williams" <sherm@glinx.com>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Earliest Sunset Today


> For those near 45 degrees north latitude, TODAY marks the EARLIEST
> SUNSET (about 4:34 p.m. here in Avonport). Starting tomorrow the Sun
> begins to set a little later, not by any large amount, but by Dec 31
> Sun is setting about 11 minutes later than today (4:45 p.m., about
> the time Sun was setting on Nov 17th).    Latest sunrise is not until
> Jan 2nd.  December 21st is the shortest daylight.
>
> Thinking about this, I created a diagram (using Starry Night
> software) to show Sun's position relative to the horizon at about
> 4:35 p.m. each day through December. It is actually the very southern
> tip of the analemma, when the Sun is near the winter solstice, as it
> is now.
> Diagram at  http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/analemma1.html
> or  http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html
>
> Sherman
> 


next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects