What Time Does It Get Dark In Maryland?
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Contents
- 1 How long after sunset does it get dark in DC?
- 2 How many hours of sunlight does Maryland get?
- 3 Which state has the shortest days?
- 4 What is the earliest it gets dark?
- 5 Why is it still dark outside at 6am?
- 6 Which city has the longest daytime?
- 7 How long is the shortest day of the year 2022?
- 8 What are the 2 shortest days of the year?
What is the shortest day in Maryland?
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| 2022 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. km |
| 1 | 07:07 ↑ (118°) | 16:43 ↑ (242°) | 9:36:33 | −1:13 | 05:31 | 18:18 | 06:04 | 17:46 | 06:37 | 17:13 | 11:55 (28.9°) | 147.515 |
| 2 | 07:08 ↑ (118°) | 16:43 ↑ (242°) | 9:35:23 | −1:10 | 05:32 | 18:18 | 06:05 | 17:46 | 06:38 | 17:13 | 11:55 (28.7°) | 147.491 |
| 3 | 07:09 ↑ (118°) | 16:43 ↑ (242°) | 9:34:15 | −1:07 | 05:33 | 18:18 | 06:05 | 17:46 | 06:39 | 17:13 | 11:56 (28.6°) | 147.467 |
| 4 | 07:09 ↑ (119°) | 16:43 ↑ (241°) | 9:33:11 | −1:04 | 05:34 | 18:18 | 06:06 | 17:46 | 06:40 | 17:12 | 11:56 (28.4°) | 147.444 |
| 5 | 07:10 ↑ (119°) | 16:43 ↑ (241°) | 9:32:10 | −1:00 | 05:35 | 18:18 | 06:07 | 17:46 | 06:41 | 17:12 | 11:57 (28.3°) | 147.421 |
| 6 | 07:11 ↑ (119°) | 16:43 ↑ (241°) | 9:31:13 | −0:57 | 05:36 | 18:18 | 06:08 | 17:46 | 06:41 | 17:12 | 11:57 (28.2°) | 147.400 |
| 7 | 07:12 ↑ (119°) | 16:43 ↑ (241°) | 9:30:19 | −0:54 | 05:36 | 18:18 | 06:09 | 17:46 | 06:42 | 17:12 | 11:57 (28.1°) | 147.379 |
| 8 | 07:13 ↑ (119°) | 16:43 ↑ (241°) | 9:29:28 | −0:50 | 05:37 | 18:18 | 06:10 | 17:46 | 06:43 | 17:12 | 11:58 (28.0°) | 147.359 |
| 9 | 07:14 ↑ (119°) | 16:43 ↑ (241°) | 9:28:41 | −0:47 | 05:38 | 18:19 | 06:10 | 17:46 | 06:44 | 17:13 | 11:58 (27.9°) | 147.341 |
| 10 | 07:15 ↑ (119°) | 16:43 ↑ (241°) | 9:27:57 | −0:43 | 05:39 | 18:19 | 06:11 | 17:46 | 06:45 | 17:13 | 11:59 (27.8°) | 147.323 |
| 11 | 07:16 ↑ (120°) | 16:43 ↑ (240°) | 9:27:17 | −0:40 | 05:39 | 18:19 | 06:12 | 17:46 | 06:45 | 17:13 | 11:59 (27.7°) | 147.305 |
| 12 | 07:16 ↑ (120°) | 16:43 ↑ (240°) | 9:26:40 | −0:36 | 05:40 | 18:19 | 06:13 | 17:47 | 06:46 | 17:13 | 12:00 (27.6°) | 147.289 |
| 13 | 07:17 ↑ (120°) | 16:43 ↑ (240°) | 9:26:08 | −0:32 | 05:41 | 18:20 | 06:13 | 17:47 | 06:47 | 17:13 | 12:00 (27.6°) | 147.274 |
| 14 | 07:18 ↑ (120°) | 16:43 ↑ (240°) | 9:25:38 | −0:29 | 05:41 | 18:20 | 06:14 | 17:47 | 06:48 | 17:14 | 12:01 (27.5°) | 147.259 |
| 15 | 07:18 ↑ (120°) | 16:44 ↑ (240°) | 9:25:13 | −0:25 | 05:42 | 18:20 | 06:15 | 17:47 | 06:48 | 17:14 | 12:01 (27.5°) | 147.245 |
| 16 | 07:19 ↑ (120°) | 16:44 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:51 | −0:21 | 05:43 | 18:20 | 06:15 | 17:48 | 06:49 | 17:14 | 12:02 (27.4°) | 147.232 |
| 17 | 07:20 ↑ (120°) | 16:44 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:33 | −0:17 | 05:43 | 18:21 | 06:16 | 17:48 | 06:50 | 17:15 | 12:02 (27.4°) | 147.219 |
| 18 | 07:20 ↑ (120°) | 16:45 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:19 | −0:14 | 05:44 | 18:21 | 06:17 | 17:49 | 06:50 | 17:15 | 12:03 (27.3°) | 147.207 |
| 19 | 07:21 ↑ (120°) | 16:45 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:09 | −0:10 | 05:44 | 18:22 | 06:17 | 17:49 | 06:51 | 17:15 | 12:03 (27.3°) | 147.196 |
| 20 | 07:22 ↑ (120°) | 16:46 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:02 | −0:06 | 05:45 | 18:22 | 06:18 | 17:49 | 06:51 | 17:16 | 12:04 (27.3°) | 147.186 |
| 21 | 07:22 ↑ (120°) | 16:46 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:00 | −0:02 | 05:45 | 18:23 | 06:18 | 17:50 | 06:52 | 17:16 | 12:04 (27.3°) | 147.176 |
| 22 | 07:23 ↑ (120°) | 16:47 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:01 | +0:01 | 05:46 | 18:23 | 06:19 | 17:50 | 06:52 | 17:17 | 12:05 (27.3°) | 147.166 |
| 23 | 07:23 ↑ (120°) | 16:47 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:06 | +0:05 | 05:46 | 18:24 | 06:19 | 17:51 | 06:53 | 17:17 | 12:05 (27.3°) | 147.157 |
| 24 | 07:23 ↑ (120°) | 16:48 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:15 | +0:08 | 05:47 | 18:24 | 06:20 | 17:52 | 06:53 | 17:18 | 12:06 (27.3°) | 147.149 |
| 25 | 07:24 ↑ (120°) | 16:48 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:27 | +0:12 | 05:47 | 18:25 | 06:20 | 17:52 | 06:54 | 17:18 | 12:06 (27.4°) | 147.141 |
| 26 | 07:24 ↑ (120°) | 16:49 ↑ (240°) | 9:24:44 | +0:16 | 05:48 | 18:25 | 06:20 | 17:53 | 06:54 | 17:19 | 12:07 (27.4°) | 147.133 |
| 27 | 07:25 ↑ (120°) | 16:50 ↑ (240°) | 9:25:04 | +0:20 | 05:48 | 18:26 | 06:21 | 17:53 | 06:54 | 17:20 | 12:07 (27.4°) | 147.126 |
| 28 | 07:25 ↑ (120°) | 16:50 ↑ (240°) | 9:25:28 | +0:24 | 05:48 | 18:27 | 06:21 | 17:54 | 06:55 | 17:20 | 12:08 (27.5°) | 147.120 |
| 29 | 07:25 ↑ (120°) | 16:51 ↑ (240°) | 9:25:56 | +0:27 | 05:49 | 18:27 | 06:21 | 17:55 | 06:55 | 17:21 | 12:08 (27.5°) | 147.115 |
| 30 | 07:25 ↑ (120°) | 16:52 ↑ (240°) | 9:26:28 | +0:31 | 05:49 | 18:28 | 06:22 | 17:56 | 06:55 | 17:22 | 12:09 (27.6°) | 147.110 |
| 31 | 07:26 ↑ (120°) | 16:53 ↑ (240°) | 9:27:03 | +0:35 | 05:49 | 18:29 | 06:22 | 17:56 | 06:55 | 17:23 | 12:09 (27.7°) | 147.106 |
| * All times are local time for Baltimore. They take into account refraction, Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar, |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Baltimore is at 16:48 on Wednesday, 21 December 2022. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 32 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
How long after sunset does it get dark in DC?
Sunrise and Sunset for Washington, DC
| Position of the Sun | Time of Day | Length of Day |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical Twilight Begins the sun’s center is 18° below the horizon | 5:12 A.M. | |
| Nautical Twilight Begins the sun’s center is 12° below the horizon | 5:43 A.M. | |
| Civil Twilight Begins the sun’s center is 6° below the horizon | 6:15 A.M. | |
| Sunrise | 6:41 A.M. | 10 Hours 20 Minutes |
| Transit the sun reaches its highest point in the sky | 11:51 A.M. | |
| Sunset | 5:01 P.M. | |
| Civil Twilight Ends the sun’s center is 6° below the horizon | 5:28 P.M. | |
| Nautical Twilight Ends the sun’s center is 12° below the horizon | 6:00 P.M. | |
| Astronomical Twilight Ends the sun’s center is 18° below the horizon | 6:31 P.M. |
Sunrise and Sunset for Washington, DC
How many hours of sunlight does Maryland get?
The tables below pull together numbers on the amount of sunshine that each US state usually has in a year. There’s information by state on the annual averages for percent, hours and days of sun. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground.
Total Hours is the average number of sunny hours a place normally has in a year. Clear Days is the average number of days annually when cloud covers at most 30 percent of the sky during daylight hours. All of the data are averages based on several decades of weather measurements. Since so few weather stations measure sunshine, meaningful state-wide averages aren’t available.
Instead, the tables list a place for each state that represents the state’s typical amount of sunshine. For information on the amount of sunshine at more places in a state, click on the state’s name.
| State | Place | % Sun | Total Hours | Clear Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham | 58 | 2641 | 99 |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 41 | 2061 | 61 |
| Arizona | Tucson | 85 | 3806 | 193 |
| Arkansas | Fort Smith | 61 | 2771 | 123 |
| California | San Diego | 68 | 3055 | 146 |
| Colorado | Grand Junction | 71 | 3204 | 136 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 56 | 2585 | 82 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | – | – | 97 |
| Florida | Tampa | 66 | 2927 | 101 |
| Georgia | Macon | 66 | 2986 | 112 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 71 | – | 90 |
| Idaho | Boise | 64 | 2993 | 120 |
| Illinois | Peoria | 56 | 2567 | 95 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 55 | 2440 | 88 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 59 | 2691 | 105 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 65 | 2922 | 128 |
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ANNAPOLIS, MD — The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year — and the beginning of the season of vacation days, sailing, crabbing and other fun across Maryland. Summer officially arrives in Baltimore at 11:54 a.m. Friday, June 21, at the moment the sun reaches the Tropic of Cancer, its highest point.
Which state has the shortest days?
| City/Latitude | March 21 | June 21 | December 21 | |
| Honolulu, HI 21 N | sunrise sunset day length | 6:34 am 6:43 pm 12 hrs 9 min | 5:50 am 7:16 pm 13 hrs.26 min | 7:04 am 5:55 pm 10 hrs.51 min |
| Raleigh, NC 35 N | sunrise sunset day length | 6:17 am 6:27 pm 12 hrs.10 min | 4:59 am 7:34 pm 14 hrs.35 min | 7:21 am 5:05 pm 9 hrs.44 min |
| Burlington, VT 44 N | sunrise sunset day length | 5:55 am 6:06 pm 12 hrs.11 min | 4:08 am 7:41 pm 15 hrs.33 min | 7:26 am 4:16 pm 8 hrs.50 min |
| Barrow, AK 71 N | sunrise sunset day length | 7:20 am 7:51 pm 12 hrs.31 min | Sun never goes below horizon 24 hrs | Sun never gets above horizon 0 hrs |
You can see that on March 21, the spring equinox, all the cities listed have approximately 12 hours of sunlight. On June 21, the summer solstice and longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere, the day length ranges from about 13 hours in Hawaii to 24 hours in northern Alaska. This diagram shows the earth’s position relative to the sun on the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, The summer solstice is the longest day of the year (that is, the day with the most hours of daylight). When it is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, it is the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere—the shortest day of the year. Remember that for the earth:
one day equals one complete revolution on its axis. one year equals one complete orbit around the sun.
On the diagram you’ll see that the earth’s axis of rotation isn’t perpendicular to the sun. Rather, the earth’s axis is tipped at a 23.5 degree angle. This angle remains constant as the earth orbits the sun. When the northern hemisphere is tipped toward the sun, it is summer there.
Six months later, when the earth’s orbit reaches the other side of the sun, the northern hemisphere will be tipped away from the sun, and it will be winter. Find the equator on the diagram. Moving north, we’ve labeled the latitudes of Honolulu, Hawaii, Burlington, Vermont, and Barrow, Alaska. South of the equator, in the southern hemisphere, you’ll find Hamilton, Australia.
Following are these cities’ latitudes, from northermost to southermost:
Barrow, Alaska: 71 degrees North Burlington, Vermont: 44 degrees North Honolulu, Hawaii: 21 degrees North Equator: 0 degrees Hamilton, Australia: 38 degrees South
Note the shading on the “dark side of the earth”—the half of the planet that is not receiving sunlight. Now let’s put all these factors together to show the difference in relative day lengths of each of these cities. The dark lines indicate the portion of the day that is in daylight. The dotted/dashed line indicates the portion that is in darkness. Let’s start with Alaska. You can see from the diagram that at no time of the earth’s revolution is Alaska out of the daylight. On this day, the sun never sets—the “day length” is 24 hours! Moving south, you can see that most of Vermont’s day is lit by sunlight; only a small percentage of the day, maybe one third, is in darkness. On the summer solstice, Vermont’s daylength is 15.5 hours. In Hawaii, slightly more than half the revolution is in daylight, or 13.5 hours. In Australia, less than half the revolution receives daylight, only 9 hours. The purpose of all this is to show that day length, or number of hours of daylight, varies dramatically with latitude at certain times of the year. The further you get from the equator, the more dramatic the difference in the number of hours of daylight during the longest and shortest days of the year. Now let’s look at another factor besides day length that influences the onset of flowering.
What is the earliest it gets dark?
When is sunset is a popular question especially this time of year. But what you may not know is that when is the earliest sunset would be an even more timely question to ask. After all, the shortest day of the year, in terms of daylight, is December 21, the winter solstice,
But the days will actually begin to feel a bit longer two weeks before the solstice. That’s because the earliest sunset of the year happens before the solstice, and in 2022, it occurs on Wednesday, December 7. But shouldn’t the earliest sunset happen during the solstice? No. Because of the Earth’s elliptical orbit around the Sun, the planet moves faster in its orbit during January (when we’re closest to the Sun) than in July, when we’re farthest away.
Because of this motion, the Sun’s path through the sky, when charted on a day-by-day basis, appears to take a lopsided figure-8 pattern astronomers call an “analemma.” See the diagram below: 
Because the Sun makes this odd pattern in the sky during the year, it is rarely on the meridian at exactly noon. More often than not, the Sun lines up with the meridian as much as 15 minutes before or after noon. Those who have sundials set up in their gardens are well aware of this discrepancy, known as “The Equation of Time.” The Sun’s odd looping path also explains why the earliest sunset and the latest sunrise fail to exactly coincide with the solstices.
Instead, the earliest sunset occurs about two weeks before the winter solstice, while the latest sunrise occurs about two weeks after the solstice. On December 21, the solstice, the Sun’s position on the analemma is at the very top of the figure-8, whereas on December 7, it’s slightly to the right of the topmost position, causing it to arrive at the eastern horizon a little sooner than on December 21.
On January 2, on the other hand, it’s slightly to the left of the lowest position, causing it to arrive at the western horizon a bit later than on December 21. A similar effect happens during the summer solstice (June 21), when the earliest sunrise arrives about a week before it (June 14th), and the latest sunset occurs about a week after the solstice (June 27). This article was published by the staff at Farmers’ Almanac. Do you have a question or an idea for an article? Contact us!
Is it still light 30 minutes after sunset?
Recap of How Long Darkness Takes After Sunset – So, there you have it, a complete answer. In summary, for the 48 contiguous states, it takes anywhere from 70 to 100 minutes for it to get dark after sunset. The further north you are, the longer it takes for true darkness to arrive after sundown.
Why is it still dark outside at 6am?
Why it’s so dark in the morning is a matter of the Earth’s rotation on its axis (which is at a tilt of 23.5 degrees) around the sun.
What is the least sunny state?
Here at the Farmers’ Almanac, we love weather topics of all kinds, and will often explore the many varied climates of cities and states around North America — foggiest, hottest, rainiest, worst weather, best gardening, to name a few. The following states, listed in order from the most to the fewest days of full sunshine, are the ten cloudiest states in the U.S.
- Are you living in one of them? 10.
- Connecticut,
- With climactic influences from the Great Lakes, Connecticut sees more than its fair share of cloud cover.
- In places like Hartford, you’ll only get around 82 fully sunny days per year.
- Bridgeport fares a little better with 99 sunny days each year.9. Montana,
People call this state “Big Sky Country,” not “Clear Sky Country.” Because the Continental Divide runs through the western end of the state, Montana experiences diverse, unpredictable weather. In some spots, like Kalispell or Missoula, you can expect as little as 70 to 75 cloudless days a year.8.
Ohio, Because Ohio sees both arctic air masses out of Canada and tropical air masses from southern regions, this state’s climate is extremely diverse. The northern half of the state also experiences frequent lake effect snow over the winter. Just south of Lake Erie, you’ll see between 63 and 68 days of sunshine.
Central and southern Ohio gets between 72 and 77 clear days per year.7. Michigan, Many of the cloudiest states share a border with one of the Great Lakes, but Michigan is virtually surrounded by them. As cold winds rush over Lake Superior and Lake Huron during the winter, lots of condensation forms, bringing clouds and tons of lake effect snow.
- Because of this and other climate factors, no matter where you live in Michigan, you’re only likely to see between 65 and 75 clear days each year.6.
- West Virginia,
- The Allegheny Mountains that stretch along the border between West Virginia and Virginia are responsible for much of the overcast weather in this state.
Because the Alleghenies trap moisture flowing into the state from the north and west, most of the state experiences only 60 to 65 clear days per year. One city – Elkins – only gets 48 clear days a year.5. Oregon, Oregon’s climate is a product of the Pacific Ocean and the state’s many mountain ranges.
- As ocean air drifts inland, the mountainous terrain forces those moist air masses to rise higher and higher, forming clouds and dumping rain and snow as they go.
- Because of this, cities like Astoria, Eugene and Portland see between 50 and 75 sunny days each year.
- Once you get past those mountain ranges, however, the eastern side of Oregon is actually extremely sunny.
Eastern cities like Medford and Burns reporting 120 clear days each year.4. New York, New York has several climate factors that put it high on the list of cloudy states. The Great Lakes contribute, adding a few snow days each year. This state is also on a collision course with cold air masses coming out of the north and west.
In addition, New York lies alongside the St. Lawrence Valley storm track. Cities like Binghamton and Buffalo, only see about 52 to 54 days of sunshine each year.3. Alaska, Many consider Alaska to be the cloudiest state in the nation, but actually, the majority of Alaska gets just as much sun as the Great Plains.
The shore along the Gulf of Alaska, however, is an entirely different story. Juneau, for instance, averages just 44 days of sun per year. Farther up the Gulf, cities like Anchorage and Fairbanks get between 60 and 70 clear days per year.2. Vermont, Lake Champlain, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Green Mountains are just a few of the factors that account for Vermont’s huge number of overcast days.
- Winds blow storms in from the northwest in the winter and the southwest in the summer.
- With a highly active climate, Vermont only sees 58 days of full sunshine each year.1.
- Washington.
- Washington State features a climate that is similar to Oregon’s, but even more extreme.
- Between the effects of the Pacific Ocean, the Cascades and more, cities like Olympia receive 52 days of full sun per year.
Seattle fares slightly better with 71 days of full sunshine. Like Oregon, the eastern half of the state sees far more sunshine. Places like Yakima get as much as 109 days of full sun each year. About the author
What state has 24 hours of daylight?
Myths and Facts about Alaska’s 24-Hour Sunlight and Darkness – Alaska Air Forwarding Even though it is the largest state in the US, Alaska’s population is sparse. With 24-hour daylight during the summer months and 24-hour darkness during the winter, many people find Alaska to be a strange and mysterious place. Here are some debunked myths about the unusual daylight patterns of Alaska.
Does Maryland get a lot of sun?
Amount of Sunshine Maryland Gets Each Month In this table, the average numbers of Sunny Days for Baltimore, Maryland are the total days each month or year when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours.
| Sunny | Partly Sunny | Total Days With Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| February | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| March | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| April | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| May | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| June | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| July | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| August | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| September | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| October | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| November | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| December | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Annual | 105 | 108 | 213 |
Here’s another way to look at how much sunshine Maryland normally gets. The % Sun numbers measure the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are averages based on decades of weather observations.
| % Sun | Total Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 51 | 155 |
| February | 55 | 164 |
| March | 56 | 215 |
| April | 56 | 231 |
| May | 56 | 255 |
| June | 62 | 277 |
| July | 64 | 290 |
| August | 62 | 264 |
| September | 60 | 222 |
| October | 58 | 206 |
| November | 51 | 159 |
| December | 49 | 145 |
| Annual | 57 | 2582 |
Amount of Sunshine Maryland Gets Each Month
What’s the longest day of 2022?
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From Stonehenge’s circle of standing stones, the sun will rise directly over an ancient avenue leading away to the northeast on the solstice. Stonehenge is located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. (Image credit: jessicaphoto via Getty Images ) Summer officially kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere today (June 21), marking the longest day of the year.
During the June solstice (or summer solstice), the sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky. Delivering the maximum daylight hours of the year for the Northern Hemisphere and minimum daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, according to Chris Vaughan, amateur astronomer with SkySafari Software who oversees Space.com’s Night Sky calendar,
This year, the summer solstice officially occurred at 5:14 a.m. EDT (0914 GMT), when the sun reached a point directly overhead of the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23.5 degrees north). Related: The brightest planets in June’s night sky: How to see them (and when) In addition to the longest day of the year and the start of summer, the June solstice also occurs at the moment the northern half of Earth is tilted toward the sun, resulting in the Northern Hemisphere receiving sunlight at the most direct angle of the year.
- To determine how many hours of daylight you’ll receive during the June solstice you can use The Farmer’s Almanac Sunrise and Sunset Calculator (opens in new tab),
- As always, there are two sides to every story.
- While the Northern Hemisphere welcomes longer days and warmer temperatures, the June solstice marks the beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky.
Throughout June, stargazers will be treated to other skywatching events including a rare “planet parade” where all five naked-eye planets will be visible in the predawn sky as they line up in their orbital order from the sun, From left to right in the southeastern sky, you’ll be able to spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all in a row.
Mercury, which is usually hidden by the sun’s glare, will become easier to spot as the month matures.) The best opportunity to see this spectacle may come on June 24, as Mercury should rise about an hour before the sun, according to a press release (opens in new tab) from Sky&Telescope. Throughout June, the moon will continue to journey past the morning planets.
Calling in on Mars on June 22, Venus on June 26 then finally Mercury on June 27. Hoping to capture a good photo of the moon as it approaches the morning planets? Our guide on how to photograph the moon has some helpful tips. If you’re looking for a camera, here’s our overview of the best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography,
- As always, our guides for the best telescopes and best binoculars can help you prepare for the next great skywatching event.
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Which city has the longest daytime?
Summer solstice in Iceland – Iceland’s longest day of the year (the summer solstice) is around June 21. On that day in Reykjavik, the sun sets just after midnight and rises again right before 3 a.m., with the sky never going completely dark. For historical reasons, the summer solstice is usually celebrated in Iceland on Jonsmessunott on June 24, or the Nativity of John the Baptist.
See Also: Understanding Time in Iceland
How long is the shortest day of the year 2022?
Sign up for Scientific American ’s free newsletters. ” data-newsletterpromo_article-image=”https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/4641809D-B8F1-41A3-9E5A87C21ADB2FD8_source.png” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-text=”Sign Up” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-link=”https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/newsletter-sign-up/?origincode=2018_sciam_ArticlePromo_NewsletterSignUp” name=”articleBody” itemprop=”articleBody”> There are 24 hours in a day, right? Well, almost. Though it mostly goes unnoticed, hardly any of our days hit this number exactly. Decade to decade, season to season and even day to day, Earth’s rotation speeds up and slows down, shaving off or adding milliseconds to our 24-hour count. Beyond just being a quirk of a rotating planet, these variations in day length are also affected by ancient ice sheets, powerful winds and the dynamics of our planet’s core. But some day lengths are more extreme than others. Take June 29, 2022, which was nearly 1.6 milliseconds under 24 hours, making it the shortest day ever recorded. To those in the know, it came as no surprise, however. For more than half a century, Earth’s average rotation has been gradually speeding up, slowly skimming fractions of a millisecond off our days. This long-term truncation of day length, seasonal effects on Earth’s rotation and a little extra kick from daily climate effects such as changes in winds combined to make June 29 a record breaker—all thanks to the conservation of angular momentum. This powerful principle in physics is something many of us intuitively understand. Picture going for a whirl in a swiveling office chair—or, if you’d prefer a sportier option, popping on a pair of ice skates and taking a spin. When your arms stretch outward, your rotation will slow. When you pull your arms back in, you’ll spin faster again. Angular momentum has three components: the mass of the rotating object, the speed at which it moves and its distance from the point it is rotating around. In the case of the office chair, when your arms are fully extended, they are farther from the seat, which increases the angular momentum of this part of your body. Like mass and energy, angular momentum can’t be conjured out of thin air: Your outstretched arms must essentially borrow angular momentum from the rest of your body (and the chair). You can’t suddenly reduce how much you weigh, so the only remaining option is slowing down. On its twirl around the sun, Earth is bound by the same rules. Earth—including the solid rock beneath our feet, the oceans and the atmosphere—is constantly redistributing mass and angular momentum, which means its rotation rate and day length are also adjusting. “Length of day is a measure of the Earth,” says geodesist Jianli Chen of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. “It’s not just one number. You can tell a lot of stories behind it.” One of the most powerful controls on Earth’s rotation throughout the year—and a contributor to June 29’s 1.59-millisecond deficit—is the wind, particularly the strong jet stream winds in the Northern Hemisphere. “Whenever they get stronger, the angular momentum of the atmosphere increases and the solid earth angular momentum decreases,” explains Sigrid Böhm, a geodesist at the University of Vienna, who studies the effects of climate on the planet’s rotation. “In winter the Earth is rotating slower, and in summer, it’s rotating faster.” The friction between air and land, caused by hills and mountains, enables the atmosphere to exchange angular momentum with land. That link explains why the jet stream in the Southern Hemisphere—which blows mostly over the ocean—doesn’t have such a noticeable impact. Circulation in the oceans causes a similar but much smaller effect on rotation, and even short-term changes in wind and weather can be enough to tweak the length of a day by a fraction of a millisecond, adding noise to annual and decadal trends, Chen said. Gradual movements of mass within solid earth also impact the planet’s rotation. Around 20,000 years ago, at the peak of the most recent ice age, enormous, multi-mile-thick ice sheets covered much of the Northern Hemisphere. These ice sheets were so huge that they squeezed some of our planet’s mantle—the slowly flowing rocky layer beneath the cool crust we call home—out from beneath them. (The phenomenon was similar to how pressing your thumb into a soft caramel candy would cause some of it to squish out to the side.) Now that those ice sheets have melted, the earth beneath them is very slowly bouncing back, moving rock around and leading to a predictable shortening in day length over time. But scientists suspect that the progressively shortening days we’ve seen since the 1960s—culminating in June 29’s record—come from far deeper: 1,800 miles beneath our feet, where the rock in the mantle meets the hot, dense metal of Earth’s core. We can’t observe the core directly, so there isn’t yet a consensus about what is going on in the metallic parts of our planet to cause this long-term increase in Earth’s rotation. It’s likely related to undulations at the boundary where the core touches the mantle, however. Another possibility is that the decades-long trend comes from the side effects of Earth not quite being spherical, an effect known as the Chandler wobble. This wobble in Earth’s rotation occurs because the axis around which our planet rotates doesn’t quite line up with its actual geometric axis of symmetry, causing the rotational axis to keep trying to adjust. This changing rotational axis might also have a role in determining day length, but just how important of a role that might be remains an open question. Scientists unpack the contributions of all these processes using mathematical models and measurements of our planet collected by spacecraft. GPS satellites and missions such as NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) measure the movement of mass on Earth over time. Similarly, models of the planet’s climate, including winds and ocean currents, help predict the angular-momentum impacts of air and water. “We always try to sum up all effects that we know and see if we can close the budget,” Böhm says. Predicting how day lengths might change in the future is “very complicated because everything is mixed up together,” Chen says. “We have to understand the long-term, rather big variability first. Then we can estimate contributions from the atmosphere and ocean. Then we can roughly predict when the next shortest day could be,” he explains. Yet, according to Chen, what helped June 29 break the record was likely a brief climate phenomenon—perhaps just a change in wind speeds high in the atmosphere—that gave it a little boost beyond the long-term and seasonal trends. “Once in a while, I believe, we are going to see a shortest day on record,” Chen says. We’ll just have to wait and see when the next shortest day will be.
How many hours of daylight are in the shortest day?
The actual moment of the solstice in 2022 will occur at 9.48pm GMT in the UK, but most people concentrate on the whole solstice day, which has been recognised by holidays and festivals in many cultures all over the world. The shortest day lasts 7 hours 49 minutes and 42 seconds in London.
How much daylight do we gain after the shortest day?
Are the days getting lighter for longer? when clocks go forward in 2021 It might still be cold and dark outside, but sunrise is getting earlier. The end of 2020 included the longest days of the winter, with an extra hour of sunlight added to each day by the last week in January. The clocks going forward in March will bring an additional hour of light, but when can we expect the longest days? The Winter solstice happens on 21 December 2020 – the shorest day of Sunlight When is the shortest day of the year? On this day, the UK received only 7 hours 49 minutes and 42 seconds of sunlight, starting with a 10.02am sunrise. Since then, the days have been progressively longer but it won’t be until later in 2021 that you will really notice a difference.
- The Winter Solstice largely marks the in the Northern hemisphere which means the coldest weather could be coming soon.
- When will the days get longer? The days get longer by an average of 2 minutes and 7 seconds every day after 21 December.
- It won’t be until around 18 January that an extra hour of daylight will come, and every 28 days (four weeks) thereafter, an hour or so of sunshine should lighten the days.
The days will continue to get brighter until the Summer Solstice on 21 June 2021. The Spring equinox (beginning of Spring) will take place on 20 March. When will the clocks go forward? It will get considerably lighter when the clocks go forward in the spring.
- This will take place on 28 March 2021, adding an extra hour of sunlight to the hours when most people are awake.
- How does the lack of daylight affect people? A lack of sunlight in the winter months has been linked to a condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
- According to the NHS, a lack of sunlight might stop a part of the brain called the hypothalamus working properly which may affect the production of melatonin, serotonin and the body’s internal clock.
This can lead to symptoms including anxiety, apathy, general discontent, loneliness, and sadness. Some people who suffer from SAD can benefit from sitting by a, which replicates the natural light from the sun. It is best to use it in the hours between waking and sunlight while you get ready, eat breakfast or work from home.
What are the 2 shortest days of the year?
What’s the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox? Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. You may know that the and signal the changing of the seasons on Earth, but do you remember which is which? Are they just different names for the same thing? Actually, a solstice and an equinox are sort of opposites.
The seasons on Earth change because the planet is slightly tilted on its axis as it travels around the Sun. This means different points on Earth receive more or less sunlight at different times of year. If Earth were not tilted, the Sun would always appear to be directly above the Equator, the amount of light a given location receives would be fixed, and there would be no seasons.
There also would be no need to mark equinoxes or solstices. © Merriam-Webster Inc. The two solstices happen in June (20 or 21) and December (21 or 22). These are the days when the Sun’s path in the sky is the farthest north or south from the Equator. A hemisphere’s winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and its summer solstice the year’s longest.
- In the Northern Hemisphere the June solstice marks the start of summer: this is when the North Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, and the Sun’s rays are directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.
- The December solstice marks the start of winter: at this point the South Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, and the Sun’s rays are directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn.
(In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.) The equinoxes happen in March (about March 21) and September (about September 23). These are the days when the Sun is exactly above the Equator, which makes day and night of equal length. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
(about March 21): day and night of equal length, marking the start of spring (June 20 or 21): longest day of the year, marking the start of summer (about September 23): day and night of equal length, marking the start of autumn (December 21 or 22): shortest day of the year, marking the start of winter
: What’s the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?
