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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Daylght Savings time would be better for BC, having standard all year would mean sunrise just after 3am in summer.

[–] tarsn@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

As opposed to 4 am? Who cares at that point

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am also a fan of permanent DST as it would give more evening light in the winter, but would begrudgingly accept permanent standard time as it's still better than the clock-switching we do now

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Standard time is better for the health of the population, especially in teens. There's a ton of research on the subject.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But standard time gives different hours based on your lat/long position. Eastern has about 45 min later daylight, western has 45 min earlier sunrise. So one standard doesn't give all provinces the same daylight range, it is shifted

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eastern has about 45 min later daylight, western has 45 min earlier sunrise.

opposite

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean in Vancuver BC longest summer, official daylight is 5:05am, but twilight is 4:23am. Toronto daylight in longest summer day starts about 5:35 (twilight at 5am) The twilight here is super bright. East coast gets more daylight in winter I think

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The eastern part of a time zone has earlier sunrise/sunset than the western part of that same time zone. A little past Detroit would have Vancouver times.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe winter, but if you check longest Sumner day as a common point, Vancouver has earlier sunrise by 25-30 minutes, and earlier twilight by 40..compared to detroit. I have lived in both areas . It is also not just about the time zone positions laterally because the sun shadow is at an angle compared to longitude due to precession angle I assume. If you lookup sunshadow animations you will see what I mean.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because I want that hour after work not before I wake up

[–] tarsn@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

You get an hour after work? It's dark by 4:30ish most of the winter in Ontario

[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

If we were on DST that would be 5:30ish.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You do realize it is an osculating wave of longer and shorter.. The absolute statements people make and the difference the 1 hour makes to a typical person often only last 1 month tops.

Like in the winter O yes I have an hour of sunlight before work, two weeks later as the days continue to get shorter, it is dark at the start of day and dark at the end of the work day.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Winter is a write off in BC, being a rainforest climate it is overcast blanket of cloud or raining for 90% of the winter months, sun doesn't show itself. But for summer we have especially early sunrise, and I would like that shifted to the evening when it is useful. (I realize is fluctuates but whether that is 3am sun or 5am sun, screw that put that at end of day)

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't care if it is permanent daylight time or permanent standard time just stop flipping the clock twice a year.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or we could go with the standard time. The standard. Standards are neat. Do you like standards? Do they have a standard time?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Yukon already went to Daylight time permanently, because Standard time was worse. In this case Standard meant without shift, not that it was THE best Standard