Today is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and although the coldest days of winter are still to come it is one of the days I always look forward to the most each year.
A lot has been written of the rituals associated with the various sun cycles but I am not climbing to the top of the nearest mountain to watch the sunrise. I will however relish the warmth on my face and think about the return of the sun, with longer days and warmer temperatures.
Of course the closer you get to the equator the less impact the movement of the planet in relation to the sun has on each day, so in Arizona it is not nearly as pronounced as North Bay, but is a little more affected than locations we visited in The Bahamas.
On this shortest day of the year, North Bay will only see the sun for 8 hours 36 minutes, Quartzsite 9 hours and 55 minutes, and Hope Town, Bahamas 10 hours 29 minutes. This picture is the closest I have to a December 21 picture.
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| Jupiter Island, Florida, December 22 at 7:07 in the morning |
By the time we get to the longest day of the year in six months, North Bay will be basking in the sun for 15 hours and 48 minutes, while Quartzsite will see 14 hours and 23 minutes and Hope Town 13 hours 48 minutes. This is the closest I can get to a June 21 picture.
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| North Bay, Ontario, June 16, 2019 at 9:13 at night |
Interesting, the difference in sunlight hours for the different locations.
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