Daylight savings trivia question...
By Amber | March 21, 2008
For today's AK 411 Trivia, we turn to my friend, Alaska's own Blue Collar Scientist, who poses the question:
Today is the first full day of spring, which is marked by the equinox - the moment when the sun is directly over the equator. Many people think that the equinox is also the day when we have equal amounts of daylight and darkness, but that isn't true.
When did we last have equal amounts of daylight and darkness here in Anchorage?
The answer is Monday at the beginning of this week, March 17, when sunrise was at 8:08 AM and sunset at 8:08 PM, as explained on the blog listed below...
Here's the Blue Collar Scientist's Blog entry on the topic:
http://www.bluecollarscientist.com/2008/03/21/the-equinox/
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