21 June 2007

solstice, huzzah

(edinburgh sunrise this morning, hat tip to the bbc)

today is the longest day of the year in this quarter of the world. in scotland it goes like this:

June 21, 2007 (my sister's birthday! happy day liz)
Rise:
Actual Time 4:26 AM BST
Civil Twilight 3:24 AM BST

Set:

Actual Time 10:03 PM BST
Civil Twilight 11:05 PM BST

Length Of Visible Light: 19h 41m
Length of Day: 17h 36m
Tomorrow will be 0m 1s shorter.

yes, that does mean it'll only become dark (and then, darkish, really) at 11pm.

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