Happy Equinox!

2025-09-23 - [54] 7:7

At about 18:20 UTC this last day, the Equinox officially happened!

Something I quite like about the Equinox is that EVERYWHERE on Earth gets a day length of about 12 hours and 10 minutes (that ~10 minutes is due to refraction during the sunrise and sunset, meaning the light from the Sun bends a bit, allowing us to see the Sun for a little bit of time even when it is under the Horizon).

If you want a longer day, just head West fast enough! There was a game for the Wii U (probably for PC as well) called "Race the Sun" which essentially had this as a premise. The Sun is setting and you are driving a solar powered vehicle, so you need to race towards the Sun as long as possible to keep powered.

Well anyways, enjoy the Sun, Southern Hemisphere. We'll be back in about 6 months to take it back over the Equator.

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