similar in winter. earliest sunset in beginning of december and latest sunrise beginning of January
2006-07-13 03:00:37 · 3 answers · asked by David I 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It's because of the fact that the orbit of the earth around the sun is not a circle, but an ellipse
That causes that midday (being the time of day at which the sun reaches the highest point and which is in the middle between sunrise and sunset) is not always at the same time of day, but shifts by almost 15 minutes during the year.
And since midday itself shifts quite a bit in june and in december, you have these effects of shifted earliest sunrises and sunsets. Especially in winter you can observe that the days are getting 'longer' very rapidly after christmas on the northern hemisphere... the sunset is later each day firstly because of the days getting longer, but also since midday is a bit later each day too.
2006-07-13 05:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by dragolt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it is due to time zones. We are talking about the differences not absolute. I think your observation is flawed. Publish the sunrise and sun set times for that period.
2006-07-13 10:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect this is due to the way time zones work. It probably depends on where in the world you live, what time zone you're in and whether you're in a country that uses GMT and BST.
2006-07-13 10:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋