[Vision2020] Oops, I almost forgot . . .

[Kenneth Marcy]

On 12/13/2013 12:18 PM, Janesta wrote:
> Good News!
>
> The days start getting longer!!!

I'm sorry to have to be the bearer of the news to you, but days do not 
get longer.  The length of days is constant, for all practical purposes.

It is true that after the winter solstice the duration of time between 
sunrise and sunset each day does increase, resulting in more minutes of 
light from the Sun to the Earth at a particular latitude each day, until 
the following summer solstice.  However, the duration of time necessary 
for the planet to rotate on its axis is unchanged -- the Earth does not 
spin faster in the winter and slower in the summer.  So, the duration of 
the day is constant, but the number of light-minutes varies daily 
between solstices.

Here ends your nitpick for the day.


Ken