Solstice!!!

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Shortest day for the North

Longest day for the South.

Kind of an important day for some people who follow certain practices.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Shortest day for the North

Longest day for the South.

Kind of an important day for some people who follow certain practices.

And those who don't. I mean, I'd rather be here for solstice than not...

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Kind of an important day for some people who follow certain practices.

Solstice makes it much easier to sleep in past dawn!

 

[Comshaw]

The pivot point. Winter solstice where I live: Sunrise, 8:02 AM. Sunset 4:22 PM, day length 8:21:13. Time change -0.01.

And now the long climb back to Summer solstice. Sunrise, 5:13 AM, sunset 9:17 PM, day length 16:03:51. Time change, +0.01.

Comshaw

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I get about 9 1/2 hours

But it's also dark, dark, superdark tonight with the moon at 0% Illumination.

 

[SimonDoom]

I don't follow any "practices" and I almost never sleep until dawn regardless of the time of year, but I like light, and I feel a slight lift in my mood the day after winter solstice, knowing that the days are getting longer, even if only imperceptibly so for the first few weeks.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

A bit of stuff here: https://historyoftheholiday.com/winter-solstice-history-of-the-holiday/

And here: https://www.rd.com/list/winter-solstice-traditions/

And here: https://www.mentalfloss.com/culture/winter-solstice-celebrations


Any Brits going to Stonehenge?

 

[old_prof]

The pivot point. Winter solstice where I live: Sunrise, 8:02 AM. Sunset 4:22 PM, day length 8:21:13. Time change -0.01.

I guess I'm a little south of you and more easterly in the time zone 7:25AM - 4:14PM 8:49 daylight.
I don;t know what our summer solstice times are, but I know we get sunrise before 5AM. The damned cats expect to get fed at sunrise. By me.

 

[old_prof]

In 2018, we thought seriously about moving to Oslo (one of our favorite cities in the world). But neither my wife nor I thought we could handle the lack on sunlight in the winter.

 

[Comshaw]

I guess I'm a little south of you and more easterly in the time zone 7:25AM - 4:14PM 8:49 daylight.
I don;t know what our summer solstice times are, but I know we get sunrise before 5AM. The damned cats expect to get fed at sunrise. By me.

Try this site: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/usa
Lots of good info.
Comshaw

 

[MelissaBaby]

Solstice is the reason for the season.

 

[Britva415]

Kind of an important day for some people who follow certain practices.

Like farming

Shoveling snow

Wearing sunscreen