Author Topic: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!  (Read 2087 times)

mattc

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Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« on: 21 December, 2017, 06:50:59 pm »
[and a big shout out to all the Druids reading. Actually they're probably partying ...]

Can't be arsed to google it - do the mornings get lighter first, or the evenings??

Anyway, this feels like good news; I've been feeling the gloom these last couple of weeks. And the temperature has risen 10' this week - it's almost spring!
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ElyDave

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #1 on: 21 December, 2017, 07:07:15 pm »
yes it was almost double figures when I went out today. 

Just thinking that in Hammerfest the sun would not rise today.  Days were short enough when I was there in November
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fuaran

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #2 on: 21 December, 2017, 07:15:43 pm »
The evenings have been getting lighter for the last 3 days or so. But still another 5 days before the mornings start getting lighter.

Karla

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #3 on: 21 December, 2017, 08:13:21 pm »
I have plans to miss next winter.  This could be my darkest day for a whole two years!

ElyDave

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #4 on: 21 December, 2017, 08:31:10 pm »
I have plans to miss next winter.  This could be my darkest day for a whole two years!

Are you doing a Hotblack Desiato?
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #5 on: 21 December, 2017, 08:31:25 pm »
The evenings have been getting lighter for the last 3 days or so. But still another 5 days before the mornings start getting lighter.
Then I shall start celebrating in 5 days time.
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SoreTween

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #6 on: 21 December, 2017, 08:57:04 pm »
The evenings have been getting lighter for the last 3 days or so. But still another 5 days before the mornings start getting lighter.

It's more than 3 / 5 days, earliest sunset is on the 12th + or - a day. Same offset before the solstice as the latest sunrise is after, that's new year.
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fuaran

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #7 on: 21 December, 2017, 09:07:39 pm »
Depends on how far north you are.

SoreTween

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #8 on: 21 December, 2017, 09:19:59 pm »
No it doesn't, latitude varies the sunset/rise time of day extremity but not the date on which it ocurrs.

Confession: I once spent several hours trying to work out how many days apart the spring equinox in the UK was from the equinox in Qatar. My method and working were entirely sound as I came up with 0 days, scratched head and checked my working. 0 days.  :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
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LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #9 on: 21 December, 2017, 10:38:49 pm »
Thanks, that made me laugh out loud. I've done things just as silly.
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fuaran

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #10 on: 21 December, 2017, 10:54:17 pm »
The solstice/equinoxes are the same date everywhere, but the latest sunrise/earliest sunset depends on the latitude.
eg for Doha, latest sunrise is about 13 January, and earliest sunset is 30th November.

You can play around with https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/

Karla

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #11 on: 21 December, 2017, 11:35:44 pm »
I have plans to miss next winter.  This could be my darkest day for a whole two years!

Are you doing a Hotblack Desiato?

No, just hiding out in the southern hemisphere.

Paul

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #12 on: 22 December, 2017, 12:43:03 am »
ISTR that Fatters would regularly post on 22 June "The nights are drawing in" or "winter draw(er)s on" or somesuch.

Very glad the tradition is still being observed.
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Giraffe

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #13 on: 22 December, 2017, 08:32:19 am »
My two favourite days re. daylight are approx. Dec 30th. - Jan 1st. when sunset goes out to 16:00h and approx. Jan. 20th. when sunrise is at 08:00h.
This is at 52.14N 0.88W; other locations are available.
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mattc

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #14 on: 22 December, 2017, 11:09:38 am »
ISTR that Fatters would regularly post on 22 June "The nights are drawing in" or "winter draw(er)s on" or somesuch.

Very glad the tradition is still being observed.

I'm not sure I've ever met the bloke, but I'm happy to oblige.
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Wowbagger

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Re: Happy Days-are-getting-longer Day!
« Reply #15 on: 22 December, 2017, 11:38:40 pm »
When I heard about the SUV ploughing into pedestrians in Melbourne I sent a message to my daughter to check that she was OK. That was on the solstice. She was seating sushi on the beach and had heard nothing of the vehicular attack.
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