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Tonight is the Winter Solstice
On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:15:41 -0600, Mark Lloyd
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On 12/22/2015 05:50 AM,
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Same E wrote: "I suppose you know that "the latest sunrise" and "the earliest
sunset are on different days"
Correct.
Mid-latitudes, they occur roughly one week before and
after a solstice. At the equator, the difference is
almost one month before and after(!), while nearer to
Poles the difference is far less. Equation of
Time and the Analemma are at play.
A place in the far north or far south may not have a sunrise and sunset
on a particular day (daylight all day or night all day). What I don't
know, is if there are any days when there is one (sunrise or sunset) but
not the other.
Gee Mark, you have been talking about the solstice celebration for the
15 years I have been reading your stuff. Why is the celebration today?
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