Just letting everyone know. It's at 9:49 EST. 10:49 CST, etc....

Which means TODAY and TOMORROW are the shortest days of the year, and
it's OFFICIALLY Winter.

On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:09:33 -0600, wrote:

Just letting everyone know. It's at 9:49 EST. 10:49 CST, etc....

Which means TODAY and TOMORROW are the shortest days of the year, and
it's OFFICIALLY Winter.


Got any other complaints, Home Guy?

Nobody's complaining, Oren. He's just stating
astronomical fact.

On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:39:11 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

Nobody's complaining, Oren. He's just stating
astronomical fact.

Something we didn't already know?

Oren, Stormin:

Please return expeditiously to the Republic of Utahstan
and revel in your negativity there.


The Earth, Moon, and Sun are a clock, free to all.

Knowing where the latter two will be in the sky,
combined with the weather, can help you quickly
determine where you are on earth, as well as
what time of year it is.

On 12/21/2015 04:09 PM, wrote:
Just letting everyone know. It's at 9:49 EST. 10:49 CST, etc....

Which means TODAY and TOMORROW are the shortest days of the year, and
it's OFFICIALLY Winter.


The shortest day (daylight) of the year.

I suppose you know that "the latest sunrise" and "the earliest sunset"
are on different days.

--
4 days until the winter celebration (Friday December 25, 2015 12:00:00
AM for 1 day).

"We could believe in God if he shortened the road for the lame, led the
blind or fed the starving." [Lemuel K. Washburn, _Is The Bible Worth
Reading And Other Essays_]

On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:47:48 -0600, Sam E
wrote:

On 12/21/2015 04:09 PM, wrote:
Just letting everyone know. It's at 9:49 EST. 10:49 CST, etc....

Which means TODAY and TOMORROW are the shortest days of the year, and
it's OFFICIALLY Winter.


The shortest day (daylight) of the year.

Yes, DayLIGHT. The day is still 24 hours

I suppose you know that "the latest sunrise" and "the earliest sunset"
are on different days.

It's all on this website, which I like to look at often.
www.timeanddate.com

Solstice Info.
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/...-solstice.html

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.

On 12/22/2015 05:50 AM, wrote:
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.

--
3 days until the winter celebration (Friday December 25, 2015 12:00:00
AM for 1 day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"To depend upon God is like holding on to the tail-end of nothing."
[Lemuel K. Washburn, _Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays_,
1911]

On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:15:41 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On 12/22/2015 05:50 AM, wrote:
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?

On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:25:48 -0500, wrote:

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?

What came first, the Christian holiday, or the Winter solstice
celebration? Or maybe they are one in the same...... (except the days
are off a little bit). I think we mostly just celebrate because it's so
damn dark this time of year, that we needed an excuse to celebrate. All
those colorful christmas lights take away some of the darkness....
Even those who are not into the religious part, still usually get
involved in some way.

I always say, that in summer, nature paints our beauty, but in winter,
when everything is drab and gloomy, WE create the beauty with colored
lights, gift wrapping, colorful ribbons, and lots of good stuff to eat
and drink....

This holiday has become far too commercialized, but it's what we make
it. We dont need to follow the commercial aspects of it, and we can
still enjoy it. Santa Claus and flying reindeer may seem silly, but I'd
feel really lost without this seasons silliness. What matters most is
that this holiday brings people together in a friendly and peaceful
manner. It's too bad we cant do that more times of the year!!!