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The winter solstice occurs around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 21 in the Southern Hemisphere. Apparent solar time or true solar time is measured using a sundial. Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight, but it does not have the latest sunrise nor the earliest sunset of the year. This is because of ...
Nov 4, 2022 · The clocks are going back in most of Canada as daylight saving time comes to an end and that means some parts of the country are in for early sunsets. After clocks change at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 6, 2022, many parts of the country will gain an hour meaning there will be more daylight in the morning but less in the evening.
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Dec 4, 2022 · The sunset, rain and smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest created a colorful sunset in Seattle on Sept. 11, 2022. (Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik / Twitter) (For more maps and charts that show the differences between sunrise and sunset times across the continent, check out Dr. Brian Brettschneider's blog .)
May 1, 2024 · The shortest day of the year, in terms of daylight, is December 21, the winter solstice. But the days will actually begin to feel a bit longer two weeks before the solstice. That’s because the earliest sunset of the year happens before the solstice, and in 2024, it occurs on Saturday, December 7. Note: The exact date depends on your latitude.
If you are wondering when the earliest sunrise occurs, the pattern is nearly a mirror image of what happens in the winter. The earliest sunrise in 2024 arrives on June 14, about a week before the summer solstice, which is June 20. The latest sunset happens a week after that, on June 27 (at 40° North latitude).
3 days ago · The Darkest Time of Year. So far as what most folks actually experience, early December is the darkest time of the year. For example, in Boston, the Sun started setting at 4:13 p.m. on December 3 and won’t start setting later, at 4:14 p.m., until December 15. Of course, the degree of darkness varies, depending on how far north you live.
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Nov 26 7:28 am 4:23 pm. Nov 27 7:30 am 4:22 pm. Nov 28 7:31 am 4:22 pm. Nov 29 7:32 am 4:21 pm. Nov 30 7:33 am 4:20 pm. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 3, 2024 @ 1:00 AM. Clocks are set back by 1 hour. You can see the sunrise and sunset calendar of any location of the world.
