Sunrise Sunset

Thurs 5.00am 16KM Cadel+Roo 63m45

I pushed hard around the final 6k. I came across Helen Stanton who was just starting her run, I didn't slow down to chat as I wanted to get a new fastest time.

Great news at the Southern Hemisphere tilts closer to the Sun on it year long elliptical journey, I start to see first light in the sky around 5.45am and the prospect of running morning runs in daylight on the grass verges gets closer!

Official Sunrise/Sunset figures for Brisbane are below;

Rising and setting times for the Sun
Length of day
Date........ Sunrise.. Sunset. This day....... Difference
5 Aug 2010 6:27 AM 5:21 PM 10h 54m 33s + 1m 12s
6 Aug 2010 6:26 AM 5:22 PM 10h 55m 47s + 1m 13s

7 Aug 2010 6:25 AM 5:22 PM 10h 57m 02s + 1m 14s

8 Aug 2010 6:25 AM 5:23 PM 10h 58m 18s + 1m 15s
9 Aug 2010 6:24 AM 5:23 PM 10h 59m 34s + 1m 16s
10 Aug 2010 6:23 AM 5:24 PM 11h 00m 52s + 1m 17s

11 Aug 2010 6:22 AM 5:24 PM 11h 02m 11s + 1m 18s

For comparison, have a look at Melbourne!! Their days will get longer and longer whilst by comparison we have really short Summer days. There daylight is currently increasing by close to 2 mins a day, whilst ours is increasing by 1m18s.

Melbourne
Rising and setting times for the Sun
Length of day
Date ........Sunrise.. Sunset.. This day..... Difference
5 Aug 2010 7:17 AM 5:36 PM 10h 18m 59s + 1m 50s
6 Aug 2010 7:16 AM 5:37 PM 10h 20m 52s + 1m 52s
7 Aug 2010 7:15 AM 5:38 PM 10h 22m 45s + 1m 53s
8 Aug 2010 7:14 AM 5:38 PM 10h 24m 41s + 1m 55s
9 Aug 2010 7:13 AM 5:39 PM 10h 26m 37s + 1m 56s
10 Aug 2010 7:12 AM 5:40 PM 10h 28m 35s + 1m 57s
11 Aug 2010 7:10 AM 5:41 PM 10h 30m 34s + 1m 59s