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Shannon News, 18 June 1929, Page 3

The sun has been setting at its earliest since Saturday last, and will continue to go down at 4.29 until Thursday next. Its latest hour of rising this winter will be 7.34 a.m., over a period extending from June 22nd to July sth inclusive. The “shortest days’* are four —Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday of next week; on the first, three of these the sun will rise at 7.33 a.m. and set at 4,29 p.m., and on Saturday its hours will be from 7.34 to 4.30, but on Friday the day will be a minute longer, the hours of rising and setting being 7.30 and 4.30 respectively. On July 6th, when the hour of rising is 7.33, the sun will set at 4.36. The equinox will be September 20th, the sun’s journey lasting from 5.53 a.m. to 5.54 p.m.