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If you want to have constant day lengths, you can't make sunrise your reference. It's physically not possible. There are (almost) exactly 24 hours between each
by spiznnx 9y ago
If you want to have constant day lengths, you can't make sunrise your reference. It's physically not possible. There are (almost) exactly 24 hours between each solar noon. There aren't 24 hours between each sunrise, that's why it moves every day. You'd have to change your day length at least twice a year.
Perhaps in the past this would have been ok, but today it's IMO definitely not worth the additional complication that comes from changing day lengths.
edit: I didn't read parent comment properly. Updated my comment.
- bryanlarsen 9y agoQuoting the OP: "It would mean that a given clock time on day N+1 is no longer exactly 24 hours later than that same clock time on day N, but I don't think that would matter for ordinary life. I'd be willing to put up with that if it means I get the benefits of DST (more evening light in summer) without the two big discontinuities a year."