Solstice Daylight Applet
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The applet is computing
the longest and shortest day of the year, the day of
earliest and latest sunrise,
and the day of earliest and latest sunset.
The time range of the graph is November 15 to January 31 for
winter solstice,
and May 15 to July 31 for summer solstice.
The longest day (sommer
solstice) is not
the day of earliest surise and/or latest sunset,
the shortest day (winter
solstice) is not the day of latest
surise and/or
earliest sunset !
For low latitudes (near
the equator) the day of ealiest sunrise occurs
long before the date of solstice:
For low latitudes (near the equator) the day of latest sunrise occurs after the date of solstice:
For low latitudes (near the equator) the day of earliest sunset occurs in November, long before the date of winter solstice:
For low latitudes (near the equator) the day of latest sunset occurs in July, long after the date of summer solstice:
