Hours of daylight are dwindling as we near fall

You’ve probably noticed the mornings being a little darker longer, and the sun setting a bit earlier in the evening in recent weeks.

We now approach that time of summer where the sun will set before 8 p.m. Orlando’s first sunset before 8 p.m. is Aug. 20. The first sunrise after 7 a.m. is also not too far away. This will happen on Aug. 27.

As we approach the autumnal equinox, we will continue to lose daylight. This year the fall equinox is on Sept. 22.

This is when the sun is directly above equator. There will be 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

The first sunset before 7 p.m. does not occur until around mid-October.

If you’re wondering when we turn back the clocks one hour, that does not happen until the first weekend in November.

In 2022, daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 6. 

This will bring about earlier sunrises and sunsets. On Nov. 6, the sun will then come up at 6:41 a.m., but it will then set at 5:36 p.m.

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