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Q–How are the times of sunrise and sunset determined? Is the time at a given location exactly the same year after year for a particular day? A–In the good old days a rooster sufficed, but like ...
The next map below shows the time of sunset. Many parts of the Lower 48 see sunset between 8:30 and 9 p.m. on the solstice (gold shading). If you live far enough north or in the western edge of a ...
The earth’s atmosphere bends the light so there are not exactly twelve hours between sunrise and sunset on Sept. 22 -- that occurs on Sunday, Sept. 26 with a sunrise and sunset time of 6:59.