The changing daylight hours thread

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Don I've long gone up hope. T he UK doesn't have seasons anymore. Just autumn 

[Don]

 *Stormforce~beka* Oh I know, but I always hope the next season will be 'seasonal', only to be let down time and time again! 

[TheOgre]

 Dangerous55019 The problem with the Wheel of the Year is that it doesn’t match with the temperatures or nature. For example it’s not really summer in early May when you can still get light frosts in some areas and trees are not yet fully out. Early August is the warmest period of the year except mid-late July and we still get temperatures above 30C until mid September in some years, something that is very rare before late May.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Don I've given up hoping on I've long gone up hope. T he UK doesn't have seasons anymore. Just autumn 

[Dangerous55019]

Evening everyone.

So sorry I’ve suddenly went quiet… Real life and what have you… But hey… You don’t need to know about my problems.

A quick one for you all… Earlier this week, I had my first pre 20:00 sunset since April!

Because I was busy, I just popped outside to grab a quick photo.

Shot on 35mm (Kodak Gold 200 for the technically minded)… It was one of those shots to finish the film off.

I hope you like the result?

[Weather Enthusiast91]

First pre 8pm sunset tonight for this neck of the woods also. 

[Don]

First pre 8pm sunset tomorrow around here.

[Macc2023]

Well now Aug is now over so we can say that Summer has gone for another year.

i love this time of the year with the nights getting longer and look forward to Winter.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Macc2023 Will it snow in Winchester? ...

[Macc2023]

 *Stormforce~beka*

 

Very much doubt it!!!!!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Macc2023 Soooo true LOLOL

[Don]

On 01/09/2024 at 13:16, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Will it snow in Winchester? ...

Nah, you've only got slightly more chance of seeing snow than me!  

Edited September 2, 2024 by Don

[Weather Enthusiast91]

Tomorrow (12th) will be the first pre 7:30pm sunset for this neck of the woods.

[damianslaw]

Loss of daylight is at it's most rapid day on day now... any vestige of summer feel hereon vanishes in a flash regardless of temps, the combo of an ever weakening sun and darkening skies by half 7 being the reason. 

[Dangerous55019]

Sooo, after having been struck down with the killer Manflu last week, this one slithered under my radar...

Last Thursday, 12th of September, was notable because in my neck of the woods, true and total darkness descended at 21:36... The reason this is notable is because at the time of the summer solstice... This was the time of the sunset! Nowadays its setting much earlier of course.

I had planned to go back to the same spot that I photographed the solstice sunset and do a long exposure night shot just to show what a couple of months difference can make... But the onset of the killer Manthrax put pay to that! Lol 

But I'll leave the Time and Date website link here, incase anyone fancies doing what I failed to do. 
 

Sunrise and sunset times in Chester

WWW.TIMEANDDATE.COM

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Calculations of sunrise and sunset in Chester – England – United Kingdom for september 2024. Generic astronomy calculator to calculate times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset for many cities, with daylight...

 

[Maz]

 Dangerous55019 The pace of change is amazing around the equinox.  

Sunrise around 6am on 22nd Aug, two months later, just before the clocks change, it is two hours earlier at 8am.  Not a transition I welcome, but still find the changes facinating as the weather and nature change too.   I'm already looking forward to the two months from 22nd February to 22nd April!

Edited September 16, 2024 by Maz

[cheeky_monkey]

sunrise here is already at 7.15am now dark when i get to work and its still Mid September 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 cheeky_monkey go to work later lol

[cheeky_monkey]

 *Stormforce~beka* im always in the office by 6.30am 

[cheeky_monkey]

because I'm up and out for my walk by 5 am i saw a spectacular show of the northern lights this morning most intense i have ever seen 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 cheeky_monkey why?!

[cheeky_monkey]

 *Stormforce~beka* i work in construction my site teams mostly start at 6.30am so its only fair i do the same even though I'm not based on site..most other people in the office start at 8am 

[Weather-history]

 

[sarahng]

The dreadful 6 months of gloom have begun!  

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Weather-history Oh that sa funky little thing!