[NatureNS] Some totally pointless calculations

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Thanks Peter,

      One down and two to go. These 20 degree wind chills get tedious.

DW

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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