After just experiencing NYC’s last 6pm sunset of the year, we know shorter and darker days are afoot.
In fact, daylight saving is only a few day aways. And when it’s time to turn the clocks back on November 3, 2024, we will only see 10 hours and 20 minutes of daylight. That’s nearly five hours less daylight than what we’ll see on the summer solstice and longest day of the year (June 20, 2025), which will result in 15 hours and 5 minutes of daylight.
The shortest day of the year will be on the Winter Solstice which is December 21, 2024. On this day, there will only be 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. This will be 5 hours and 50 minutes shorter (in terms of daylight) than that of the Summer Solstice.
Though we’re sill falling back this year, a 2022 bill flirted with the idea of putting a permanent end to the changing of the clocks. After never reaching the House of Representatives in 2022, the bill was reintroduced the following year, this time to the House directly.
Currently, the bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, has yet to be voted on. And as the session of Congress is nearing its end, it most likely won’t be anytime soon. So for now, NYC will stick to its changing of the clocks.
Of course, darker days ahead can seem a bit melancholy, but it’s important to remember it’s still fall and there’s plenty hours of daylight to soak up before winter arrives. So be sure to jam-pack the remaining weeks of nice weather and longer days with our ultimate fall bucket list.