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Why doesn't the summer solstice have the earliest sunrise or latest sunset of the year?
It's supposed to be the longest day of the year, right? What gives?
It's due to the complicated discrepancy between our silly human clocks and the actual length of days. When measured from one solar noon—the time that the sun reaches its highest point in the sky—to the next, days around the solstices are actually about 15 seconds longer than 24 hours. But that means solar noon rarely lines up with noon on your watch, which in turn pushes the sunrise and sunset times around on the clock.
So, even though there is more daylight on the summer solstice than any other day of the year, the earliest sunrise comes before the summer solstice, and the latest sunset comes after.
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When is sunrise earliest?
The date of the shortest day is the December solstice (dec 21-22) in the northern hemisphere and June solstice (June 20-21) in the southern hemisphere. However, due to the motions of the earth the date of the earliest sunset occurs before that date, and the latest sunrise occurs after that date. The actual date of the earliest sunset and latest sunrise depends on your latitude. The actual times of sunset and sunrise depend both on latitude and longitude.
Does the sun rise latest on the day of the winter solstice?
The latest sunrise of the year is near the winter solstice but not the same date in most places. The date varies with latitude. In Anchorage, around 61° north latitude, the latest sunrise is around December 27th. In New York, around 40° north latitude, the latest sunrise is around January 4th. In Miami, around 26° north latitude, the latest sunrise is around January 13th.I'm pretty sure the variation has to do with the equation of time. That's the difference between apparent solar time, or sundial time, and mean solar time, or clock time. That difference is zero just a few days after the December solstice but reaches its maximum (or minimum depending on how you look at it) of about 14.2 minutes ahead of the sun as soon as February 11th. I suspect that the equation of time has more effect on the date of the latest sunrise closer to the equator because the daily change in sunrise time is less there.
Why does Seattle's latest sunset occur after the solstice?
I started wondering the same thing recently; it's not just Seattle. In Seattle, the latest sunset is around the 25th, and the earliest sunrise is around the 15th. Where I live, the latest sunset is around the 30th, and the earliest sunrise is around the 10th (of June). The difference is even greater in December; Seattle's earliest sunset is Dec. 10, and the latest sunrise is on New Year's. It has to do with the variables that affect the length of the day, such as the varying speed of the earth in its orbit. The different variables are calculated together in what they call the "equation of time", which, when graphed, shows you for each day the difference between usual local noon and the actual middle of the day. It's the same offset you see illustrated on an analemma on a globe. So, bottom line, it's because we measure time as if every day were exactly 24 hours long, which is the average length of a day, while in reality the day ranges from 23:45 to 24:15 in length.
At 30 degrees north latitude why is there more than five weeks between the earliest sunset on Dec 3 and the latest sunrise on Jan 10?
Earth's wobble.
What are the typical sunrise and sunset times in late December in India?
In the capital city of New Delhi in December and January, the latest sunrise time is 07:15 IST, and the earliest sunset time is around 17:25 (5:25 PM) IST.
When Does Puberty Set In?
The earliest for girls is 8 and the latest is 17 or 18. The earliest for boys is 8 or 9 and the latest is 18 or 19.
If you are writing a bibliography do you use the earliest or latest copyright dates?
Use the latest copyright date.
What is the latest sunset?
The latest sunset varies depending on your location and time of year. It typically occurs around the summer solstice (June 20-22) in the northern hemisphere and around the winter solstice (December 20-23) in the southern hemisphere.
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Which of these events winter solstice summer soistice is the longest day of the year?
The summer solstice has the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The winter solstice has the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
When is the longest night in new zealand 2011?
First off, the latest sunrise does not occur on the same day as the earliest sunset. This is not commonly known. But this means that there is a period of a few days when the day length (and night length) is essentially the same.There is a good calendar maker on sunrisesunset.com, from which you may print out a calendar cable for your own location. Subject to error caused by local horizons not being flat, and cloud cover.For Christchurch this year, the latest sunrise lies over 3-6/July, at 7.30 a.m.; and the earliest sunset occurs from 23-25 June at 6.00 p.m. .
Does the Equator Have 12 Hours of Day and 12 Hours of Night Everyday?
Pretty much, yes, but not exactly 12 hours because of the eccentricity in the Earth's orbit around the sun. This is also the reason why the earliest sunsets and latest sunrises don't occur exactly on the winter solstice.
