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magicarpet

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14. Exactly see post #13

Reply to Walleye (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 18, 2022, 04:38 PM

Dec 2022

This post is confusing. It appears by this post the sun is setting later - so the days must be getting longer.

But in reality the sun is rising later in the morning so the total daylight is less until 12/21/2022. Then the days start getting longer again. Until the summer solstice - the longest day of the year - then once again the day gets shorter and shorter.

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The sun will set in DC today at 4:48 p.m. A week ago, it set at 4:46 p.m. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP

Yes, the times they are a'changing!!! elleng Dec 2022 #1

Time to play the Wyndham Hill's "December" and "Winter Solstice" indoor Backseat Driver Dec 2022 #5

;-) elleng Dec 2022 #6

What? Days are getting longer in DC before December 21st? at140 Dec 2022 #2

This happens every year. enough Dec 2022 #7

It does. The earliest sunset occurs before the 21st, though. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 #10

Check out the time of sunrise, though. nilram Dec 2022 #12

Actually the days are getting shorter until 12/21 the date of the winter solstice. magicarpet Dec 2022 #13

Finally a post which clears the smoke! Thank you! at140 Dec 2022 #17

When will solar thermal luminescence kick in again? GreenWave Dec 2022 #3

Nice. Bookmarking for my house. Thanks for the post. IA8IT Dec 2022 #4

Researched links cataloged... Backseat Driver Dec 2022 #8

More good stuff!! IA8IT Dec 2022 #15

Why? There supposed to be getting shorter Fullduplexxx Dec 2022 #9

I think the sunrise is a little later now Walleye Dec 2022 #11

Exactly see post #13 magicarpet Dec 2022 #14

Thanks ...nt Fullduplexxx Dec 2022 #16

These three threads should help explain things. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 #18