View Poll Results: Ideal position of timezone / latitude
Western edge of timezone / tropics (late, constant sunrise/set times)
3 13.04%
Middle of timezone / tropics (moderate, constant sunrise/set times)
2 8.70%
Eastern edge of timezone / tropics (early, constant sunrise/set times)
0 0%
Western edge of timezone / subtropical-middle (earliest sunrise/sunset not far from 6-7 o'clock)
6 26.09%
Middle of timezone / subtropical-middle (earliest about 5 o'clock, latest about 7-8 o'clock)
4 17.39%
Eastern edge of timezone / subtropical-middle (latest sunrise/set times not far from 6-7 o'clock)
2 8.70%
Western edge of timezone / high latitude (extreme variation, but earliest sunrise/set not far from 4-5 o'clock)
5 21.74%
Middle of timezone (extreme variation + daylight centered at 12pm)
1 4.35%
Eastern edge of timezone (extreme variation, but latest sunrise/set not far from 8 o'clock)
2 8.70%
Other choices
1 4.35%
07-03-2014, 05:30 AM
Location: Finland
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Summer solstice:
07-03-2014, 06:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
kronan123
winter solstice:
That means winter solar noon 12:00 and summer solar noon 14:00, which means double-DST
07-03-2014, 07:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Ariete
Summer solstice:
SW Germany.
08-05-2014, 03:00 AM
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Bump bump
08-05-2014, 06:31 AM
Location: Castlederp
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Winter: 7am-7pm
08-05-2014, 07:22 AM
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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Winter solstice:
08-05-2014, 07:25 AM
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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You have a 10pm sunset!
08-05-2014, 07:29 AM
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Cause of far west of timezone meridian + DST
08-05-2014, 07:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
overdrive1979
Winter solstice:
Also not too far from Paris.
08-05-2014, 07:34 AM
Location: Estonia
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Extreme variation in the middle of timezone. Polar day and night would be ideal but the current 19 h / 6 h day lengths are good as well.
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