Here’s how quickly Kentucky will lose evening daylight following the summer solstice
Summer is underway in Central Kentucky, and the days will now become shorter in the region and across the hemisphere.
This year’s summer solstice took place June 20, the longest day of 2024, according to astronomy publication Space.com.
The summer solstice is when the sun travels its “northernmost path,” according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. While this signifies the astronomical beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Lexington area has warm summertime weather in this week’s forecast, with high temperatures in the 90s and upper 80s.
Now the summer solstice has passed, the days will get progressively shorter until the winter solstice in late December. Here’s how sunrise and sunset times will compare in the coming months.
How quickly will the days shorten in Lexington?
The “shortest” day of the year, or the day with the least amount of daylight, will be the winter solstice Dec. 21, according to the Old Farmers’ Almanac.
The days will gradually shorten throughout the summer and fall. Here are some projected sunrise and sunset times for various dates in Fayette County from global online clock Time and Date:
Aug. 15: 6:53 a.m. sunrise, 8:30 p.m. sunset
Aug. 31: 7:07 a.m. sunrise, 8:07 p.m. sunset
Sept. 15: 7:20 a.m. sunrise, 7:44 p.m. sunset
Sept. 30: 7:33 a.m. sunrise, 7:21 p.m. sunset
Oct. 15: 7:46 a.m. sunrise, 6:59 p.m. sunset
Oct. 31: 8:03 a.m. sunrise, 6:39 p.m. sunset
Nov. 15: 7:19 a.m. sunrise, 5:25 p.m. sunset (Daylight saving time ends Nov. 3.)
Nov. 30: 7:34 a.m. sunrise, 5:18 p.m. sunset
Dec. 15: 7:47 a.m. sunrise, 5:19 p.m. sunset
Dec. 21 (day of the winter solstice): 7:50 a.m. sunrise, 5:21 p.m. sunset
Dec. 31: 7:53 a.m. sunrise, 5:28 p.m. sunset
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