Shortest Day of the Year Quiz

[Rusty]

Today's Science Lesson:   NO CHEATING!!  

1.  What day has the latest sunrise? 

2.  What day has the earliest sunset?  

[electricstart]

Hope I am not making ass of My self ,Winter solstice Dec. 21 . First day of winter  Shortest day . But this could be trick question . MY  Hunting hours used to be 7Am to 5PM  for Gun .

[electric10162]

I agreed with electric but know now that the winter solstice is not correct. The dates are actually 2 weeks before and two weeks after. Has to do with the difference between "sundial" time and the time measured using a clock.

Edited December 30, 2021 by electric10162

[DJ0808]

34 minutes ago, electric10162 said:

I agreed with electric but know now that the winter solstice is not correct. The dates are actually 2 weeks before and two weeks after. Has to do with the difference between "sundial" time and the time measured using a clock.

Hah... you're both wrong.

It is a date that can fluctuate and occurs when you've been telling everyone for 3 months what day season opener is, and yet they still schedule an appointment or family get together for that day, thus making it the shortest day 

[electric10162]

2 minutes ago, DJ0808 said:

Hah... you're both wrong.

It is a date that can fluctuate and occurs when you've been telling everyone for 3 months what day season opener is, and yet they still schedule an appointment or family get together for that day, thus making it the shortest day 

Yes! For nine months friends don't do anything. Seem to be busy every weekend from October to January though!

[Rusty]

1 hour ago, electric10162 said:

I agreed with electric but know now that the winter solstice is not correct. The dates are actually 2 weeks before and two weeks after. Has to do with the difference between "sundial" time and the time measured using a clock.

Yup, mornings are still getting shorter.  Afternoons have been getting longer for a couple of weeks now.  

[Greybeard]

jan 2

dec 6

[hunterbob1]

10 minutes ago, Greybeard said:

jan 2

dec 6

That thing in your garden really works? Lol

 

 

Edited December 30, 2021 by hunterbob1

[Greybeard]

1 minute ago, hunterbob1 said:

That thing in your garden really works? Lol

https://images.app.goo.gl/WKww6PypxpNhFRWbA

 

Haven't figured out how that thing works yet.  Just a guess on dates, sometime around beginning of Jan and beginning of Dec.