this week has the day when the time of sunset is "less than 24 full hours from the previous sunset" in other words we can say the sunset is "earlier" in the day than the previous sunset, this year it is july 4 in NY [in other places a different date.]
the pattern is continuing to "get earlier" because the horizon rises and hides the sun [i call that, instead of sun-set: "horizon-rise].
this solar-change has followed several other changes of sunrise- which is very early in the morning when we were still sleeping and could not notice because we are not a species nocturnal:
A* june 11 the date when the sun can be seen the earliest called "earliest sun-rise" when the horizon sets and the sun can be seen. "earliest-horizon-set" this pattern continues about a week of earliest sun-rises
B* june 18 the sunrise is later in other words "more than 24 full hours passed from the previous sunrise" and the pattern is the sunrise time gets later while sun-sets continue to get later until
C*june 20 the day of latest sunset and in NY the "longest day".
D*june 21 [in NY but different date in other places] the day when the length of the day is shorter than the day before- and the pattern is: days continue to shorten towards the shortest day in december because sunset is at the same minute [=full 24 hours between each sunset] while- as mentioned the sunrise time continues to be later- shaving minutes off the day-length- until as mentioned july 5 the last day of latest sunsets [of latest horizon-rises]
**I recommend a "ceremony" to light a candle on july 4 in every location- a candle to add light to balance the "more dark"-pattern of: "noticeable increase in darkness" because although the day has been shorter and more dark-time even before- however still it is "noticeable" when the sunset is earlier causing darkness to come earlier- this is much more logical and a match if we pair the candle-light to "earlier darkness"- in contrast to a candle in december when the sunset is getting LATER increasing light- the symbol of adding a candle seems silly when the light is increasing and the nights are still very long.
or better to wait and save the candle for the date in september when the length of the day is less than 12 hours: in other words "more darkness than light" this occurs on different dates depending on location so check
for your location.
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