Grand stretch in the evening

[ItIsYeah]

Extra 2 seconds of daylight this evening in Cork.

 

[PROCNA2018]

We still have 8 days......embrace the darkness

 

[ItIsYeah]

We still have 8 days......embrace the darkness

8 days time is the Winter Solstice.
From this evening onwards there is extra daylight in the evenings. Enjoy!

 

[PROCNA2018]

8 days time is the Winter Solstice.
From this evening onwards there is extra daylight in the evenings. Enjoy!

Seriously? How is the shortest day not the shortest day?

 

[Two Pour Bore]

Seriously? How is the shortest day not the shortest day?

It's standing on a box.

 

[ItIsYeah]

Seriously? How is the shortest day not the shortest day?

Because it gets brighter later in the mornings up until the 21st.

So the days do get shorter until the 21st but the evenings get brighter typically around 10 days before that date.

 

[PROCNA2018]

Well damn it anyway........

Great info TisYeah

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

The Winter Solstice evokes the end of darkness. People visit the stone circle and give blessings in the form of a red rose. The days get brighter welcoming slightly in the Spring

 

[jeepers]

The phenomenon is even more pronounced further south, where the earliest sunset can be in November.

 

[Rebel CNC]

The phenomenon is even more pronounced further south, where the earliest sunset can be in November.

Further South as in like Puerto Del Carmen or South as in Ballydehob?