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Above: “A June solstice sunset – June 21, 2013 – in the nation of Oman, on the Arabian Peninsula, from our friend Priya Kumar. Thank you, Priya!”

“Longest sunsets happen in June and December

“Here’s a natural phenomenon you might never have imagined. That is, the longest sunsets happen around the time of the solstices. The sun actually takes more time to set around the time of a solstice than around the time of an equinox.

“It’s true. The longest sunsets (and sunrises) happen at or near the solstices. The shortest sunsets (and sunrises) occur at or near the equinoxes. This is true whether you live in the
Northern or Southern Hemisphere.

“And, by the way, when we say sunset here, we’re talking about the actual number of minutes it takes for the body of the sun to sink below the western horizon.

“When is the solstice?

“In 2021, the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice – and Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice – will fall on June 21 at 3:32 UTC.

“In the United States, that translates to June 20 at 11:32 p.m EDT, 10:32 p.m. CDT, 9:32 p.m. MDT, 8:32 p.m. PDT, 7:32 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time and 5:32 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time. Translate to your time zone.
“Why is sunset longer around the solstice?

“As viewed from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the sun rises and sets farthest north at the June solstice and farthest south at the December solstice.

“Now consider that the farther the sun sets from due west along the horizon, the shallower the angle of the setting sun. That means a longer duration for sunset at the solstices.

“Meanwhile, at an equinox, the sun rises due east and sets due west. That means – on the day of an equinox – the setting sun hits the horizon at its steepest possible angle.”

Continue reading at EarthSky:
https://earthsky.org/tonight/longest-sunsets-around-solstices/
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Bjresh

You're right,hadn't thought of that THANKS.

Bill_I_Am

That's a good way to be, Barb! 😃

Bjresh

Wow what a lot of discussion! Soaked in beauty and speechless! ;-)))

Bill_I_Am

My pleasure, luly. I'm pleased you enjoyed it! And a happy solstice to you, too!

Bill_I_Am

Thanks, mereagle, and happy solstice to you. I hope the dust does something nice for you.

luly

How interesting it was to read the above, and the photo is so great!
Thank you Bill and a happy summer solstice to you!

mereagle

Beautiful photo, Thank you for the information, . Wonderful colors of orange. We have Sahara Dust here so maybe we will have a nice sunrise or sunset. Happy Solstice !

mandato

:-)) No worries, Bill. Totally understandable...we're both Geminis!!

dhi

:-))

Bill_I_Am

Excellent! :-)

Mischka

Never mind, I re-read the info, and I get it now. :-)

Mischka

It's an optical illusion, though, right? Or does the tilt of our axis affect the view objectively?

Bill_I_Am

Oh, sorry mandato. I mistook your comment for Cyndi's. My apologies, and happy solstice to you!

Isaly2

Thanks Bill for this amazing photo and the information on the longest sunsets happen at or near a Solstice......

Bill_I_Am

You're welcome, Donna. And a happy summer solstice to you.

Bill_I_Am

You're welcome, Cyndi, and thanks for sharing that Japanese phrase. もの の あわれ to you, too!

dhi

Great information, Bill, thanks.

mandato

The Japanese have a phrase for this : mono no aware

It’s very difficult to translate mono no aware. It isn’t feeling sad or happy that something is gone, but rather it is a deep understanding that transience, that death, is a natural part of life.

Thank you Bill & Happy Summer Solstice.

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