Sep 6, 2024 - News
Mapped: Less daily sunlight
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The mornings this week have felt downright crisp after all the hot August days.
- With autumn incoming, we'll see less sunlight.
Zoom in: Dallas-Fort Worth is seeing about two hours less sunlight this month than in mid-June, per NOAA's Solar Calculator.
- The summer solstice was June 20. The fall equinox is Sept. 22.
The big picture: The sun rises later and sets earlier as you go farther north.
- Northern latitudes in the U.S. have lost more than three hours of sunlight since the summer solstice.
Yes, but: This has nothing to do with daylight saving time. We just change the time to give us the impression of more sunlight at the end of the day.
What's next: As we near November, our sunrise will occur closer to 8am and the sun will set around 6:30pm.
- When the clocks shift to standard time, sunrise will occur before 7am and sunset will be around 5:30pm, per NOAA.