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I was trying to find something to illustrate the practical implications of this, but couldn't find exactly what I wanted so came up with this:
by gregmac 9y ago
I was trying to find something to illustrate the practical implications of this, but couldn't find exactly what I wanted so came up with this:
Toronto San Francisco
Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset
June 21 (DST) 5:00~5:36 am 9:02~9:38 pm 5:16~5:48 am 8:34~9:06 pm
December 21 7:15~7:47 am 4:43~5:16 pm 6:52~7:21 am 4:54~5:23 pm
December 21 (DST) 8:15~8:47 am 5:43~6:16 pm 7:52~8:21 am 5:54~6:23 pm
The ranges are for civil twilight [1] which is basically the time it's still bright enough to see outside.
[1] https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/civil-twilight.html https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/civil-twilight.html
- ghaff 9y agoAnd the flip side is that, absent DST, sunrise would be at 4am on the summer solstice in Boston, rather than a marginally more civilized 5am with an extra hour of sunlight after normal work hours.
- AckSyn 9y ago> marginally more civilized. so go to bed "earlier" and wake up "earlier". Time is irrelevant as opposed to when the sun is actually up/down.