Monday, September 24, 2012

September weather


Sun

Over the course of September, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1:21 hours, implying an average day-over-day decrease of 2.7 minutes.
The shortest day of the month is September 30 with 11:46 hours of daylight; the longest day isSeptember 1 with 13:07 hours of daylight.

Daily Hours of Daylight and Twilight in September

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line), with various degrees of daylight, twilight, and night, indicated by the color bands. From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray): full daylight, solar twilight (Sun is visible but less than 6° from the horizon), civil twilight (Sun is not visible but is less than 6° below the horizon), nautical twilight (Sun is between 6° and 12° below the horizon), astronomical twilight (Sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon), and full night.
The earliest sunrise is at 6:18am on September 1; the latest sunset is at 7:24pm on September 1; thelatest sunrise is at 6:48am on September 30; the earliest sunset is at 6:34pm on September 30.
Daylight savings time is observed in 2012 but it neither starts nor ends in September, so the entire month is in daylight time.

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