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2/3 still to go. Not particularly exciting Peter and I'm not a
pessimist. (I'm not a glass half empty or half full guy. I'm an
engineer and obviously the glass is the wrong size).
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 1/20/2020 9:58 AM, Peter Payzant wrote:
> If we take the time of the autumn solstice as marking the start of
> Winter, and the time of the spring equinox as marking the end of
> Winter, a few minutes on a spreadsheet can yield some pointless but
> cheering dates.
>
> The autumn solstice last year was December the 22nd at 04:19 (UTC).
> The spring equinox this year will be on March 20 at 03:50 (UTC).
>
> From these we can calculate that winter (defined this way) will be
> almost exactly 89 days long this year. We also get
>
> Winter 1/3 over: January 20 at 2009 UTC, or 4:09 pm AST.
>
> Winter 1/2 over: February 4 at 1604 UTC, or 12:04 pm AST
>
> Winter 2/3 over: February 19 at 1034 UTC, 6:34 am AST
>
> Anyway, some time this afternoon, winter will be 1/3 over.
>
> --- Peter Payzant
>
>
>
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<font face="Calibri">2/3 still to go. Not particularly exciting
Peter and I'm not a pessimist. (I'm not a glass half empty or
half full guy. I'm an engineer and obviously the glass is the
wrong size).<br>
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Don<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/20/2020 9:58 AM, Peter Payzant
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:667151f0-37ce-219f-949e-925e6fed229e@payzant.net">If we
take the time of the autumn solstice as marking the start of
Winter, and the time of the spring equinox as marking the end of
Winter, a few minutes on a spreadsheet can yield some pointless
but cheering dates.
<br>
<br>
The autumn solstice last year was December the 22nd at 04:19
(UTC).
<br>
The spring equinox this year will be on March 20 at 03:50 (UTC).
<br>
<br>
From these we can calculate that winter (defined this way) will be
almost exactly 89 days long this year. We also get
<br>
<br>
Winter 1/3 over: January 20 at 2009 UTC, or 4:09 pm AST.
<br>
<br>
Winter 1/2 over: February 4 at 1604 UTC, or 12:04 pm AST
<br>
<br>
Winter 2/3 over: February 19 at 1034 UTC, 6:34 am AST
<br>
<br>
Anyway, some time this afternoon, winter will be 1/3 over.
<br>
<br>
--- Peter Payzant
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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