In regards to June 21st - the start of Summer (equinox) 2007 and the longest day of the year:
- Considering that I live in New York City, will the start of Daylight Savings Time 30 days earlier this year then last, cause the sun to set at the same time as it did last year, 15 minutes later then last (2006) or a full 30 minutes later?
2007-03-12 08:45:23 · 4 answers · asked by ES R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Since the summer solstice happens during DST, it's an hour later (according to our clocks) than it would be if they were set to EST. But the clocks were also set to DST last June, so the time this year will be about the same as last year.
2007-03-12 08:57:30 · answer #1 · answered by Thundre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the sun sets in NYC on June 21st, your clock will read about 7:30 PM if it is set to EST. If it is set to EDT it will read 8:30 PM. If it is set to Greenwich Mean Time it will read 12:30 AM. If it is set to Pacific Daylight Time it will read 5:30 PM. What often confuses people is that Daylight Savings Time does not affect astronomical events. The sun does not know (or care) what you set your clock to read. So you should see that it does not matter WHEN you set your clock. It only matters what time zone it is set at when sunset occurs.
2007-03-12 16:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be the same as last year and as always. We still would have been changing the clocks in month, so the only thing affected is the time between now and when we usually change it. June will not be affected.
2007-03-12 15:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be at roughly the same time that it was last year.
If we set our blacks ahead on June 20th, or January 1st, it makes no difference.
2007-03-12 15:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by Vegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋