On Sunday March 26 it’s the turn of European clocks to be twisted Continue reading “Time jumps or crawls”
Category: calendar, seasons, time
Thorough the gates of spring
March 20: the sunnier half of the year begins, Continue reading “Thorough the gates of spring”
How fast is daytime growing?
American clocks have to be twisted forward an hour on Sunday Continue reading “How fast is daytime growing?”
Thor’s day
A groundhog comes out his burrow in Pennsylvania on February 2 and, if he sees his shadow because the sky is icy-clear, determines that winter will linger for six weeks? Nonsense! Continue reading “Thor’s day”
Nearest to Sun, but latest sunrise
In our picture of the dawn scene on January 5, Continue reading “Nearest to Sun, but latest sunrise”
Heliacal risings – Part Three
Comedy of clocks and dogs
Clocks are turned back an hour from shifted time to standard time Continue reading “Comedy of clocks and dogs”
Displaced clocks and peninsulas
Yet again comes the proposal to make Daylight-Shifting Time even worse Continue reading “Displaced clocks and peninsulas”
Short night, long Knight
On Monday June 27 will come another variant of the peak of summer: the latest sunset, a Continue reading “Short night, long Knight”
Solstice and more
Tuesday, June 21, will bring the solstice, peak of summer for our northern hemisphere. Usually Continue reading “Solstice and more”