Frank,
I don't know a name for the longest day but it is not in september.
It is around Christmas.
Then a day is about 24 hours and 30 seconds.
Look in a table for the EoT to the difference from day to day.
Your value for mid-September is correct.
Best wishes, Fer
Fer J. de Vries
De Zonnewijzerkring
http://www.de-zonnewijzerkring.nl
Molens
http://www.collsemolen.dse.nl
Eindhoven, Netherlands
lat. 51:30 N long. 5:30 E
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Evans" <[email protected]>
To: "Sundial" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:59 PM
Subject: longest day
Greetings, fellow dialists,
I tried to astonish my grandson by telling him that this was the longest
day of the year. (I think this is correct; today is 24 hours and 22
seconds long.) He replied by asking if there was a name for this day. He
said he couldn't find anything on the interwebs.
I am being outplayed by a grandson! Any help with a name, please?
Frank 55N 1W
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