It’s the Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year brings with it an extra long day here in Utah. Sunrise was at 5:57am and sunset will be at 9:03pm. Wow….15 hours of light. From http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html:

U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Provo, Utah County, Utah (longitude W111.7, latitude N40.2):

    Tuesday  
    21 June 2005          Mountain Daylight Time         

                     SUN
    Begin civil twilight       5:24 a.m.                 
    Sunrise                    5:57 a.m.                 
    Sun transit                1:28 p.m.                 
    Sunset                     9:00 p.m.                 
    End civil twilight         9:33 p.m.                 

                     MOON
    Moonrise                   8:02 p.m. on preceding day
    Moon transit              12:32 a.m.                 
    Moonset                    4:58 a.m.                 
    Moonrise                   9:15 p.m.                 
    Moonset                    6:00 a.m. on following day

Full Moon on 21 June 2005 at 10:14 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

I’ll be cycling tonight after work and maybe some kiting during lunch and possibly tonight (biking may be enough though). I went kiting last night and was finaly able to travel the entire length of the field three times – very cool, and I was very tired. So glad summer is here.

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