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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: BC: Short Days
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:16:28 -0500
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Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 12/13/2024 3:27 PM, William Hyde wrote:
>> Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> BC: Short Days
>>>     https://www.gocomics.com/bc/2024/12/13
>>>
>>> I hate the short days also.
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>>
>> As of now sunsets are getting later.
>>
>> William Hyde
> 
> Are you sure about that ?  Maybe for your longitude but not mine ???
> 
> Here, tomorrow's daylight will be 19 seconds shorter than today. 

True, but sunsets will come later.


Sunset in Houston (https://sunrise-sunset.org/us/houston-tx)

Dec 14 5:25:15 pm

Dec 15 5:25:36 pm

Rejoice in your extra 21 seconds in  the afternoon (who cares about 
morning?).


  This
> does not change until the winter solstice on Dec 21.
>     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_solstice

In the run-up to winter solstice in our hemisphere sunsets start to get 
later in early december.  The days still get shorter because dawn comes 
later.

Dawn will not start coming earlier until circa Jan 11 for Houston.

If the earth's orbit was circular we wouldn't have these issues.

William Hyde