Month: December 2016

  • Why isn’t the earliest sunset on the shortest day?

    Why isn’t the earliest sunset on the shortest day?

    The winter solstice marks the shortest day. We might expect this to be the day when the Sun rises at its latest time and sets at its earliest time. But that’s not the case. The earliest sunset here in Manchester (UK) is today, December 13, whilst the latest sunrise is not till December 29. The day with the […]