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Re: Sunset from a legal point of view
From: Robin Stuart
Date: 2023 Aug 13, 10:47 -0700
From: Robin Stuart
Date: 2023 Aug 13, 10:47 -0700
Assuming the cyclist was heading home from the Altrincham Sainsbury's near 53°23' N, 2°21' W then plugging the numbers into MICA along with the date 3 April 1898 gives a sunset time of 18:48 GMT.
At 20:40 GMT the centre of the Sun was 16.2° the below the horizon from that location and astronomical twilight ended just 15 minutes later. Apparently British Summer Time didn't come into force until 1916. Seems like a fair cop to me governor!
Robin Stuart
