Lughnasadh

[Weather-history]

The halfway point (cross quarter day) between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox, Lughnasadh is on the 7th of August.

A sure sign that the nights will be drawing in rapidly now.

[Wynn D Woo]

Funny only over the last few nights I had been thinking how much darker it was getting after 9, probably as much to do with the cloud and rain though

[Weather-history]

We have reached the halfway point. You will really notice how quick the length of daylight shortens.

[NorthernRab]

Did they change the date of Lughnasadh? Where I'm from, it's on the 1st of August? There's Imbolc, Beltaine and Samhain too and I'm fairly sure there also at the start of the different month (November, May and Februray respectively).

[toggerob]

I always thought traditionally Lughnasadh was on August 1st aswell, to co-incide with the first harvests before the Autumn Equinox festival on September 23rd. Anyhow its always funny how this time of year seems to rush forwards through to December up to Yule.

[MAF]

We have reached the halfway point. You will really notice how quick the length of daylight shortens.

and how dark the mornings are. i get up at 0445 for work and the last shift cycle i got up to it been dark in the morning oh well. soon be getting up in the dark and going home in the dark. and with no windows in work there will no doubt be days where i see no daylight at all