Blog Description - A collection of media articles and tweets highlighting 1) the dangers of sun glare while driving, 2) the issue of shadowing due to urban development, and 3) random fun sun facts.

Blog Purpose and Disclaimer - This blog compiles and shares public interest stories in an effort to educate and raise awareness. Sources, credits and links are provided for articles and images, and it is my belief that this blog complies with the fair dealing exception in Canada's Copyright Act. However, if you wish your item removed, simply ask.

Cheers, Ralph Bouwmeester

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

December 2011 Sunrise/Sunset Tables

December 2011 sunrise/sunset tables for select cities in Canada, the US, the Middle East, Haiti and Japan have been posted. The tables include the times of rise and set as well as the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours for each day of the month. Sun directions at rise and set are available upon request.

If your location is not one of the samples, contact us for a free table for your location for this month.

Visit http://www.sunposition.com/tables.html to view and print our samples or to order your location-specific table.

Cheers, Ralph

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Daylight Saving Time Ends

For those of you in North American jurisdictions that observe Daylight Saving Time, don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour this Saturday night! Official time change occurs at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 6th.

Drivers beware!! After the time change this weekend the sun's location will shift and glare may affect you differently on your daily commute.

Cheers, Ralph

November 2011 Sunrise/Sunset Tables

November 2011 sunrise/sunset tables for select cities in Canada, the US, the Middle East, Haiti and Japan have been posted. The tables include the times of rise and set as well as the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours for each day of the month. Sun directions at rise and set are available upon request.

If your location is not one of the samples, contact us for a free table for your location for this month.

Visit http://www.sunposition.com/tables.html to view and print our samples or to order your location-specific table.

Cheers, Ralph

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Halloween Sunset Times 2011

We have posted 2011 Halloween sunset times for select Canadian and US cities on our web site.  To view the list click the pumpkin or follow the link below.



Cheers, Ralph

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Fall Driving Interview

Judy Rife, of the Times Herald-Record of Middletown NY, wrote an article published on October 10, 2011, about the dangers of sun glare while driving in the fall. The article, "A sure sign of autumn: sun glare when driving", is based in part on an interview Judy did with me recently.  It contains some driving tips to keep in mind at this time of year.  You can read the article re-printed on our web site here, or you can read the original.


Cheers, Ralph

Monday, October 3, 2011

October 2011 Sunrise/Sunset Tables

October 2011 sunrise/sunset tables for select cities in Canada, the US, the Middle East, Haiti and Japan have been posted. The tables include the times of rise and set as well as the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours for each day of the month. Sun directions at rise and set are available upon request.

If your location is not one of the samples, contact us for a free table for your location for this month.

Visit http://www.sunposition.com/tables.html to view and print our samples or to order your location-specific table.

Cheers, Ralph

Saturday, September 3, 2011

September 2011 Sunrise/Sunset Tables

September 2011 sunrise/sunset tables for select cities in Canada, the US, the Middle East, Haiti and Japan have been posted. The tables include the times of rise and set as well as the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours for each day of the month.  Sun directions at rise and set are available upon request.

If your location is not one of the samples, contact us for a free table for your location for this month.

Visit http://www.sunposition.com/tables.html to view and print our samples or to order your location specific table.

Cheers, Ralph

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Peak UV Times

Did you know that peak UV times can be read from our sunrise/sunset tables?  Simply look for the time given in the Solar Noon column.  That coincides with peak UV time.

Cheers, Ralph

June 2011 Sunrise/Sunset Tables

Sample sunrise/sunset tables for select cities in Canada, the US, the Middle East, Haiti and Japan have been posted for June 2011. The tables include the times of rise and set as well as the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours for each day of the month.  Sun directions at rise and set are available.

If your location is not one of the samples, contact us for a free table for your location for this month.

Visit http://www.sunposition.com/tables.html to view our samples or to order your specific table.

Cheers, Ralph

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Slave Lake Sunrise/Sunset Times

I have posted sunrise/sunset times for Slave Lake, AB here:
http://www.sunposition.com/suntables/SlaveLakeRS.html

My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the flooding and those helping with relief work.

Ralph

Saturday, April 2, 2011

April 2011 Sunrise/Sunset Tables

Sample sunrise/sunset tables for select cities in Canada, the US, the Middle East, Haiti and Japan have been posted for April 2011. The tables include the times of rise and set as well as the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours for each day of the month.

If your location is not one of the samples, contact us for a free table for your location for this month.

Visit http://www.sunposition.com/tables.html to view our samples or to order your specific table.

If you prefer, our tables can be prepared showing the sun's direction at rise and set (instead of the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours).

Cheers, Ralph

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Daylight Availability - Sendai, Japan

To provide rescue workers with daylight availability data for Japan after today's earthquake and tsunami, we have added a sunrise/sunset table for Sendai. http://bit.ly/hQu5GU

Friday, March 11, 2011

Daylight Saving Time 2011

For those of you in North American jurisdictions that observe Daylight Saving Time, don't forget to 'spring' your clocks ahead one hour this Saturday night! Official time change occurs at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 13th.

Since 2007, daylight time has begun in North America on the second Sunday in March and ended on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. On the first Sunday in November, clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time.

Not all places in the U.S. observe daylight time. In particular, Hawaii and most of Arizona do not use it. Indiana adopted its use beginning in 2006. In Canada, most of Saskatchewan, parts of Quebec, and Southampton Island in Nunavut do not observe daylight time.

Year   Begin        End
2007   March 11   November 4
2008   March 9     November 2
2009   March 8     November 1
2010   March 14   November 7
2011   March 13   November 6
2012   March 11   November 4
2013   March 10   November 3
2014   March 9     November 2
2015   March 8     November 1

Source: USNO and National Research Council Canada 

Cheers, Ralph

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Ottawa Sunrise/Sunset Tables

Ottawa has been added to our city list of monthly sunrise/sunset tables.
http://www.sunposition.com/suntables/OttawaRS.html

Cheers, Ralph

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

February 2011 Sunrise/Sunset Tables

Sample sunrise/sunset tables for select cities in Canada, the US, the Middle East and Haiti have been posted for February 2011. The tables include the times of rise and set as well as the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours for each day of the month.

If your location is not one of the samples, contact us for a free table for your location for this month.

Visit http://www.sunposition.com/tables.html to view our samples or to order your specific table.

If you prefer, our tables can be prepared showing the sun's direction at rise and set (instead of the time of solar noon and the total number of daylight hours).

Cheers, Ralph