Monday, November 5, 2018

Western Edge Of The Time Zone

Dear Daytonian,

Even during the shortest daylight days in early December, we Daytonians commute to work as the skies brighten and get home as the sun fades, but that's not the case for many cities that do not enjoy being located at the western edge of their time zone.  As shown below for some major U.S. cities, those unfortunate folks don't even leave work until it's totally dark.  Yes, they have more light in the morning, but really, what good is that?

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/chicago?month=12

Boston


Chicago


Denver


Seattle
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