so as we approach winter solstice i am curious to know how many hours of daylight you have in your corner of the world.
(summer solstice for you southern hemisphere people )

it's also my 3/4 birthday so

here is a handy link to help you figure it out. http://www.timeanddate.co...nrise.html

ok so for my city: Dec 21, 2007


sunrise at 8:57 AM
sunset at 4:56 PM

total daylight hours 7h 59m 35s

but it can only get better from here your turn!
(lol i think the scandinavians will win this contest)


so far...

retina 6h 3m 57s
emm 7h 59m 35s
serious 8h 20m 20s
july 8h 25m
justerin 8h 42m 54s
eskomo 8h 45m 56s (but you are further north than mpls so it would be slightly less, right?)
carriem 8h 45m 56s
ariel 8h 55m 33s
applekisses 9h 04m 21s
9sie 9h 9m 9s
jess 9h 15m 4s
pandy 9h 22m 46s
NDRU 9h 32m 52s
sowhat 9h 35m 20s
veronikka 9h 52m 51s
byron 9h 52m 51s
roodboi 10h 2m 34s
statuesque 10h 14m 4s
jbchavez 10h 30m
zombiekitten 14h 47m 20s

interesting to see how the daylight breaks the further you go...

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[Edited 12/21/07 11:41am]

For New York

Dec 21, 2007

Sunrise - 7:16 AM
Sunset - 4:31 PM


Length of day - 9h 15m 04s

I'm so stupid. I thought it was January 21st.

Now I'm all excited about how the days are getting longer after Dec 21st

Dec 22, 2007 7:49 AM 4:35 PM 8h 45m 56s

CarrieMpls said:

It's dark when I leave for work and it's dark when I get home.

20 dec 2007
Sun up: 8:43
Sun down: 14:47 (2.47 p.m.)
Daylight: 6h 03m 57s




p.m. edit
[Edited 12/20/07 12:26pm]

awwww boobie hug to make you forget about it lol

just think... in the days ahead since you have lost the most daylight
you will have the most daylight to gain!! you must gain like 15 minutes a day or something!

Los Angeles, California, United States


Dec 21, 2007

Sunrise 6:55 AM

Sunset 4:48 PM

Length of day 9h 52m 51s

emm said:

Yeah, this is June 21:

Sun up: 3:30 a.m.
Sun down: 10:09 p.m.
Daylight: 18h 38m 28s




...but it's six months away.






I'll take that boobie hug though.

Dec 21, 2007 San Jose, CA:

Sunrise: 7:18 AM

Sunset: 4:53 PM

Total daylight hours: 9h 35m 20s

Seattle, Wa Dec 20th 2007

Sunrise at 7:54 AM in direction 125° Southeast by east
Sunset at 4:20 PM in direction 235° Southwest by west
Duration of day: 8 hours, 25 minutes
Sun in south at 12:07 PM at altitude 19° above horizon

Civil twilight begins at 7:18 AM, ends at 4:56 PM
Nautical twilight begins at 6:39 AM, ends at 5:35 PM
Astronomical twilight begins at 6:01 AM, ends at 6:13 PM

ok so far you retina is far ahead by 1 hr 55m 38s

and sunrise at 3:30 in the morning?
i'll have to come see that someday hehehe

Ottawa

Dec 20, 2007

Sunrise - 7:39 AM
Sunset - 4:22 PM


Length of day - 8h 42m 54s

emm said:

You should.

I guess the sun "officially" goes down after 10 p.m. at that time of year but in reality it just dips below the horizon while still offering enough light for it to pretty much feel like day, so by the time it officially rises at 3:30 it's already felt quite bright for a long time. It's spectacular but also completely vital for us since we're cheated out of our daylight for great parts of the year, and therefore desperately need to charge up our batteries.

interesting...
i might have bet that ottawa was further south than minneapolis

here's a question for you... wouldn't you rather have sunrise at 8:30 if it meant the sun being around till 5:30??

emm said:

You really need to start quoting.

retina said:

damn you anyway!!
lol not the first time you've swooped in before me

HTown
Dec 20, 2007
7:12 AM 5:26 PM
10h 14m 04s

emm said:

That's my special superpower. Some get super strength, others super speed. I got super swoop-in-before-emm-ness.

San Francisco, CA

7:21am 4:54pm

9h 32m 52s for both the 21st & 22nd
[Edited 12/20/07 13:50pm]

statuesqque said:

our first 10 hour person!

emm said:

what do I win? anything...anything at all???

statuesqque said:

just my envy
you guys are wasting all that daylight in the morning though too
if the powers that be are really serious about saving energy through
daylight savings time and such... wouldn't it be better to have that
daylight at the end of the day versus the beginning?

emm said:

and... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

statuesqque said:

it's not, really. but thanks
just because i'm born on a solstice i know exactly how old i am
when the next solstice comes around
although i guess i could have 3/4 of a piece of cake couldn't i?

Sunrise 7:47 AM
Sunset 4:43 PM

emm said:

emm said:

I agree but when most if not all of the powers that be are idiots this is what you get.

ArielB said:

you forgot to include daylight hours
and how do you find here compared to home? it must be quite a bit less?

emm said:

Not too much less, but yes, a little. especially morning wise.