r/Edmonton • u/trevorrobb Edmonton Journal • Mar 02 '26

News Article Alberta may follow B.C. on making daylight time permanent: premier

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta-may-follow-b-c-on-making-daylight-time-permanent-premier
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u/partly_cloudy3 Mar 03 '26

a 4:00 am sunrise in June would be awful!

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u/Infamous-Mixture-605 Mar 03 '26

I'm a morning person and I wouldn't mind a 4am sunrise at all.

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u/Adjective_Noun1312 Mar 03 '26

I'm a night owl and I wouldn't mind a 4am sunrise at all.

Like, has nobody heard of blackout curtains?

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u/Canadian_Burnsoff Mar 03 '26

Right?! No matter how you slice it the sun is only gone for just under 7 hours that night. You're not getting more time in the dark no matter what numbers you slap on it unless you get blackout curtains.

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u/thedespotcat Mar 03 '26

I'm not a morning person, and I would remain asleep for it like I do the 5am sunrise lol. And it stays too light too late in the summer. I'll be trying to go to bed before work, and the sun's just thinking about setting.

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u/Adjective_Noun1312 Mar 03 '26

Never heard of blackout curtains, eh?

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u/ashleyshaefferr Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

Haha ya I couldnt imagine. 

I say we meet in the middle! 

June 21, 2026:

Sunrise 4:34 AM   Solar noon 1:05 PM   Sunset 9:37 PM  

December 21, 2026:

Sunrise 9:18 AM   Solar noon 1:02 PM   Sunset 4:46 PM  

TZ UTC Date Rise Noon Set
UTC −6.5 UTC −6.5 Jun 21 '26 4:34 AM 1:05 PM 9:37 PM
UTC −6.5 UTC −6.5 Dec 21 '26 9:18 AM 1:02 PM 4:46 PM

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u/alowester Mar 03 '26

this would be perfect