Why December Has The Longest Days

Опубликовано 22 декабря 2015, 13:30

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December has the longest solar days (noon-to-noon) because of the weird way a combination of the axial tilt of the earth and the eccentricity of its elliptical orbit conspire in December. Perihelion + Solstices = Long Days.

Here’s some more info about:

Solar Time: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_ti...

The Equation of Time: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation...

Milankovitch cycles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankov...

Perihelion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periheli...

Apsis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsis

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