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The Persian calendar begins each year at the northward equinox, observationally determined at Tehran. [15] The Indian national calendar starts the year on the day next to the vernal equinox on 22 March (21 March in leap years) with a 30-day month (31 days in leap years), then has 5 months of 31 days followed by 6 months of 30 days. [15]
Also in 2021, sunrise on the South Pole is 20 September 16:08 UTC, and sunset on the North Pole is 24 September 22:30 UTC. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In other words, the equinoxes are the only times when the subsolar point is on the equator, meaning that the Sun is exactly overhead at a point on the equatorial line.
May 30 – 2024 Minneapolis shooting: Four people, including a police officer, are killed in a mass shooting in Minneapolis. [ 4 ] June 24 – Officials in Blue Earth County issue an evacuation warning due to flooding on the Blue Earth River breaching the Rapidan Dam , pushing it into an "imminent failure condition" upstream of several cities.
Clouds above western Minnesota turned shades of rich red as the sun set on October 18.This footage by Carol Bauer captured the view from Clinton. The video also shows a moonglade as the moon rises ...
The yellow lines indicate the directions in which sunrise and sunset are seen on the day of the winter solstice. Discussing the Heruli , the Greek historian Procopius wrote in the sixth century that the people of Scandinavia (which he calls Thule ) held their greatest festival shortly after the winter solstice, to celebrate the return of daylight.
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time (United States and Canada), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.
The reconstructed Cahokia Woodhenge, a large timber circle located at the Mississippian culture Cahokia archaeological site near Collinsville, Illinois, [10] is the site of annual equinox and solstice sunrise observances. An announcement for the 2017 observance said "Out of respect for Native American beliefs, no rituals or ceremonies will be ...
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