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General => The Shed => Topic started by: ACE on December 21, 2019, 09:29:21

Title: The shortest day
Post by: ACE on December 21, 2019, 09:29:21

I like this day as things can only get better with the daylight getting longer 90 seconds to start with but getting more each day. A couple or three of weeks to start looking for spuds. And I always start my toms and peppers round new years day on the windowsill. All the seeds in the shops are usually on offer so time to work out what to grow this year.

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: InfraDig on December 21, 2019, 10:02:43

Sorry Ace:

Winter solstice 2019 in Northern Hemisphere will be at 04:19 on
Sunday, 22 December

Bugger!

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: gray1720 on December 21, 2019, 21:55:06

...though I went up to Uffington to watch the sunrise from the White Horse this morning because tomorrow's forecast is pants...

Adrian

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: ACE on December 22, 2019, 06:38:18

Quote from: InfraDig on December 21, 2019, 10:02:43

Winter solstice 2019 in Northern Hemisphere will be at 04:19 on
Sunday, 22 December

  That atomic clock does not work on folk law.

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: pumkinlover on December 22, 2019, 08:37:57

Solstice greetings to everyone.

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: nodig on December 22, 2019, 13:50:17

So is the longest night before the shortest day or after it?

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: BarriedaleNick on December 22, 2019, 15:02:46

Good question and although there isn't much in it I think it depends on the exact timings of the solstice.  Tonight is the longest night of the year so I think it generally after the shortest day..
It is complicated by the fact that mornings continue to get lighter later after the solstice - the sunrise is actually later tomorrow and will be until 3-4 January..
Tomorrow the day here is 5 seconds longer than today, then we gradually add a few extra seconds a day so the days around the solstice are pretty much the same length anyway..

lots of details here

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/london?month=12&year=2019

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: Jayb on December 22, 2019, 22:30:43

Happy Solstice  :icon_cheers:

I love this day, roll on  :sunny:

Title: Re: The shortest day
Post by: saddad on December 23, 2019, 07:32:25

All things horticultural are on the way up... six months to go!