Re:Massachusetts is considering leaving the Eastern Time Zone
by 24gttghh on Friday October 27, 2017 @09:09AM
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To have EDT year-round where I live (Maine):
5am Sunrise in mid-June, Sunset around 830pm.
6am Sunrise in mid-December, Sunset around 3pm.
EST year-round:
6am Sunrise mid-June, 930pm Sunset.
7am Sunrise mid-December, 4pm Sunset
Right now it's the first and last times with our spring-forward, fall-back switches. I'm thinking EDT year round would be most beneficial in the AM in winter, as it is realllly hard to get out of bed in the dark. I already go to work in the dark in winter, so it being dark an hour earlier wouldn't make any difference there.
Maybe just a half-hour difference in the switch would be a good compromise?
5am Sunrise in mid-June, Sunset around 830pm.
6am Sunrise in mid-December, Sunset around 3pm.
EST year-round:
6am Sunrise mid-June, 930pm Sunset.
7am Sunrise mid-December, 4pm Sunset
Right now it's the first and last times with our spring-forward, fall-back switches. I'm thinking EDT year round would be most beneficial in the AM in winter, as it is realllly hard to get out of bed in the dark. I already go to work in the dark in winter, so it being dark an hour earlier wouldn't make any difference there.
Maybe just a half-hour difference in the switch would be a good compromise?