At last the evenings are getting lighter.

[Wyldie85]

I wish it would hurry up, it's making dog walking a nightmare and the park is very scary

 

[BMWZ4MC]

I'm enjoying my last few dark days - mine will be over 14h long from NYE with a day time temperature of 25 to 35C 8)

 

[ben g]

You learn something new every day :lol:

Had a look at the BBC weather app a couple days ago and wondered why sunset was stuck on 15:53 or 15:56 (can't quite remember) for a few days in a row. Usually it changes by 1 minute or so. Now I know! Cheers.

 

[Angie4m]

Did you mean the sunset time is getting later from the 14?
I would expect the sunset time to be getting earlier until the 21st (the shortest day)

Sunset is getting later each day but sunrise also gets later each day. It's not by huge amounts but by the end of the week sunset will be about 2 mins later than at the start but then sunrise is also about 2 mins later too.

Come the 21st the sunrise time will start to recede and the sunset time continue to get later.

If you check the Met office it will advise on the sunrise and sunset times over the week

It also helps that the rain seems to have subsided a bit so the sky's not constantly dull!

Nope this is incorrect Angie. The sunsets have all ready started getting later. The Sunrise will not start getting earlier until the first week of January. The 21/22 is just the shortest day. Though as a solar day it's actually about 24 hours and 30 seconds long. :?

See link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30549149 kindly supplied by BMWZ4MC.

Good to know. Just means I'll still be going to work just for 10am until the mornings get lighter