Open Data Insight of the Day

On this fine day of January 30, 2023, we find ourselves in the heart of winter, with the calendar marking the 30th day of the year. As the sun peeks over the horizon at 7:57 AM and bids us farewell at 5:27 PM, we are graced with 570 minutes of daylight. The night, ever the dominant force in winter, stretches its dark cloak for 870 minutes. It's been 39 days since we shuffled past the winter solstice, that shortest day of the year, and we're now on a 51-day countdown to the spring equinox, when day and night will once again shake hands in equality.

Today, we gain a modest 6 minutes of daylight compared to the equinox, thanks to the sun's slightly earlier rise and later set, each contributing 3 minutes to our sunlit hours. It's as if the sun is slowly waking from its winter slumber, hitting the snooze button a little less each day, reluctantly but surely extending its stay in the sky. So, while we might still be bundled up in our winter gear, the sun is quietly plotting its comeback, minute by minute.