Thursday, August 18, 2011

Fading Light

The sun set quite suddenly at 8:24 PM yesterday. The light faded, instantly; I looked at the clock. "The days are getting shorter," I said to my friend.

Daylight is already about two hours shorter than it was at the solstice. Now it's changing very fast, and will be two hours shorter still by the equinox. As of this moment, it can't be ignored. There will be darkness.

O noes.

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington (longitude W123.4, latitude N48.1):
Wednesday
17 August 2011 Pacific Daylight Time

SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:37 a.m.
Sunrise 6:11 a.m.
Sun transit 1:18 p.m.
Sunset 8:24 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:58 p.m.


2 comments:

anita said...

yes, this is always the most shocking time of year for me: it is SO sudden.

Kevin R. Tipple said...

Had no idea.

Here in North Texas we have started noticing subtle differences but nothing like this.