Day Length

[Dave]

Just a few months ago it was well after 7:00 in the morning when I got light out and dark about 4:00. Now it is light at 6:00 and not dark until 6:00 in the evening. I sure like these longer days. And where this house sits against the hills the sun didn't hit the house until 10:00 and went behind the hill at 2:00. And you could sure tell the difference in the temperature when the sun dipped behind the hill. Today the sun will hit the house before 8:30 and not slide in behind the hill until about 4:00. Makes a person think that spring might actually get here some time.

 

[Aaron]

My mood get much better as March rolls around. I can see the end of frozen hell, even with mountains of snow around me. On some of those cold days, the temperature must dip a good 20 degrees the moment the sun goes down. I know in the tractor cab, even with heater on, it cools down instantly.

 

[slick4591]

Texas has another bill introduced to end Daylight Savings Time. I like the later daylight but I'm mostly in the pick one and leave it alone camp.

 

[Silver]

Just a few months ago it was well after 7:00 in the morning when I got light out and dark about 4:00. Now it is light at 6:00 and not dark until 6:00 in the evening. I sure like these longer days. And where this house sits against the hills the sun didn't hit the house until 10:00 and went behind the hill at 2:00. And you could sure tell the difference in the temperature when the sun dipped behind the hill. Today the sun will hit the house before 8:30 and not slide in behind the hill until about 4:00. Makes a person think that spring might actually get here some time.

You get about an hour more daylight than me, but I'm glad they're getting longer for sure. -30C here this morning but the forecast looks quite springlike if we can make it to Tuesday or so. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[greybeard]

Texas has another bill introduced to end Daylight Savings Time. I like the later daylight but I'm mostly in the pick one and leave it alone camp.

Same here!

 

[M-5]

dont get your hopes up , Florida passed the bill last year GOV signed it and it was sitting in Congress as of eoy . apparently it has to be approved buy the senate and Lord knows they have more important things to do like the green new deal

 

[greybeard]

US Congress has to approve what a state does in regards to DST?
I learned something new................again.

 

[M-5]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-florida-daylight-savings-time-20181030-story,amp.html

 

[Nesikep]

Sounds a little like our place.. sunrise around 9am, sunset around 11am in the deep of winter, now sunrise is just before 8am and the sun is JUST clearing the mountain to our west, sunset will increase from 1pm to 4pm any day... That's why I start calving now, those extra couple hours of sun is great for the new babies!

 

[Silver]

We've never had to adjust our clocks here so haven't ever had to deal with setting clocks back and forth. Seems like a silly idea.

 

[tater74]

Maybe we will get a reprieve.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/11/donald-trump-endorses-permanent-daylight-savings-time/

 

[M.Magis]

US Congress has to approve what a state does in regards to DST?
I learned something new................again.

Not entirely. If I recall, they way the law was originally written allows states to skip DST if they want. But if a state wants to stay with DST permanently, it's takes approval. I think I read there are thirty some states looking at staying with DST, or something like that.

 

[JMJ Farms]

Sounds a little like our place.. sunrise around 9am, sunset around 11am in the deep of winter

Am I understanding correctly.... only 2-3 hours of daylight in the deep of winter? If so, I’d have to pack my bags. I’d go completely insane.

 

[ga.prime]

I'd rather stay on standard time and deep six DST.

 

[Dave]

Sounds a little like our place.. sunrise around 9am, sunset around 11am in the deep of winter

Am I understanding correctly.... only 2-3 hours of daylight in the deep of winter? If so, I’d have to pack my bags. I’d go completely insane.

He is talking hours of direct sun shine. For me in the dead of winter I had 9 hours of daylight. But the sun was behind the hills for 5 of those 9 hours. Sunrise was a little after 7:00 but it didn't get over the hill to actually hit the house until 10:00. Then in the afternoon the sun dips behind the hill at 2:00 and sunset is a hair after 4:00. Today the sun hit the house at 8:15 and didn't go behind the hill until 5:45.

 

[Nesikep]

I'm talking about direct sunlight, clear of mountains, etc... daylight is about 7:30-4:00 at christmas, it's about 7-7 now, and 7 hours sunshine

 

[farmerjan]

You don't gain anything with DST. It is an illusion....People gain "useable after work daylight" with DST. Get up a little earlier and do some stuff in the morning BEFORE you go to work. I HATE DST. I always feel like I am running late. I like going in the house earlier at night because the clock says it is 8 pm when the sun actually does go down, instead of what DST clock says it is 9 pm. My body works on the daylight hours, not the clock time. I ought to move to a state that doesn't have it.

 

[Nesikep]

well, farmers LOSE an hour... Now I gotta go into town an hour earlier to catch places before they close

 

[cowrancher75]

i've only seen a few hours of sunlight since October.

 

[M & P]

This has been one of the cloudiest winters in recent memory, the Sun might as well been behind a mountain.