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

 

[StillStunned]

According to my phone, I get about 8 hours and 15 minutes of daylight today. If you can call it that.

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.

A few years ago I visited Reykjavik in the middle of winter, and I was surprised that it wasn't even that dark before sunrise. Mostly just a long twilight. On the other hand, I remember the nights in St. Petersburg in May being very short: the sky was still white at 2am.

 

[nice90sguy]

I've always had a pagan streak. I can get with the magic of nature, and the soltices and equinoxes always resonate with me. This one, of course, is all about Hope.

 

[StillStunned]

If anyone wants to feel appropriately cultured, today would be a good day to read one of the versions of the Percival legend.