And We Made It To The Winter Solstice...

[Jaybeaux]

interesting article on the topic.

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/e...f-daylight-do-we-gain-or-lose-each-day?page=1

As a location goes from winter into summer, the rate of change in the number of daylight hours peaks at the spring equinox—which is why the number of daylight hours is increasing at a maximum rate right now in the northern hemisphere. After the spring equinox, the rate at which daylight increases tapers off until halting at the summer solstice. At that point the number of daylight hours gradually begins to decrease, picking up steam until reaching a peak at the autumnal equinox and then gradually decreasing until once again halting at the winter solstice.

At which point the cycle begins anew.

 

[MonacoMike]

For those of you who might know Bill Steffen, who is a local meteorologist, he said that between today and tomorrow, we get a whole extra second of daylight! Wahooooooo!

I think I can feel it. Or is that just Christmas spirit?

MM

 

[MonacoMike]

This discussion has been enlightening, it provides science to the feelings. We have had many great Summer times about the fall equinox and a scant 20 days later feels like winter and the sun sets almost an hour earlier. It makes more sense now.

MM