Oct 24 SunRISE in Missouri#1 : 4 minutes EARLY

Oct.24 the sun rose 4 minutes early.

Oct 24 SunRISE in El Paso : 3 minutes LATE

Today, Friday, 10-24-03, in El Paso, the Sun rose at 7:17 hrs MDT, due East of the City. This is a 10 degree movement North on the horizion since the 22nd. Navy time for sunrise is 7:14.

Oct 24 NOON in Virginia : 4 minutes EARLY

The Sun's shadow reached my baseline at 12:56PM on 10/24 in VA - 4 minutes EARLY. True noon via the compass occurred at 12:30PM. Another unusual occurrence ... today the Sun is so low in the sky that during my measurements (between 12:03 and 12:15PM), I had to wait for it to emerge from behind a pine tree across the street. My lamp post surface was completely shaded while the Sun was behind the tree. Not a cloud in the sky. This did not happen yesterday-10/23.

Oct 24 NOON in Kansas : 30 minutes LATE

My noon marker is 30 minutes late today. For me here in Kansas this is significant. As you will recall I am usually within 5 minutes, early or late, of my high noon (1:05) so I have had nothing significant to report. Yesterday I was 20 minutes early. Also, the Sun has moved. It is more north, or we have tilted in a different direction, or are being pulled south more. I also have a line drawn showing the shadow of the house at noon. It is lit up and past that point, yet my marker is late.

Oct 24 NOON in El Paso : 83 minutes LATE

The Sun reached the Noon position using magnetic North at 1330 hrs. Transit time 1250 hrs. So, 40 minutes late today. Using my old mark, Noon arrived at 14:13 hrs. (I think there may have been a wobble about 1308-10. I had lined N/S on the compass base mid line on the shadow I was using and needle moved from North 10 D East and then 10 D west and then back to North. This was the first time I have seen this sort of needle movement happen.) Yesterday, Thursday, magnetic N noon was at 1323 hrs. Today was 7 min later.

Oct 24 NOON in Seattle : 85 minutes LATE

10/24 Reading: 2:18 Chart: 12:53 85 minutes late

Oct 24 SunSET in Kansas : 15 minutes LATE

Sun set was late here. This came as a surprise to me, as I thought the sun would catch up for lost time. Sunset here was supposed to be 6:29. As best as I could judge, due to sudden heavy oncoming overcast, it was about 15 minutes late.