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Old Nov 4th, 2001 | 04:34 AM
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When does it get dark in Paris

Can anyone tell me what time it gets dark in Paris is mid March. I've heard everything from 4 or 5 in the afternoon to 7pm. Thanks
 
Old Nov 4th, 2001 | 04:45 AM
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Never. Paris is the City of Lights.
 
Old Nov 4th, 2001 | 05:02 AM
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In June, it doesn't get dark in paris until 10:30p.m. due to their geographic position. It probably doesn't get dark until 8:00p.m. or later in Mid March.
 
Old Nov 4th, 2001 | 05:12 AM
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Sunset on March 15 is at 6:54. See <BR> <BR>http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/...e/sunrise.html
 
Old Nov 4th, 2001 | 07:45 AM
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To "lazy" it is "the City of Light". <BR>Last week it got dark around 7PM.
 
Old Nov 4th, 2001 | 08:02 AM
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I thought the question was about when it got dark-not when the sun sets.
 
Old Nov 4th, 2001 | 08:50 AM
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guess what, Timer -- when it gets dark is pretty much perfectly correlated to when the sun sets. Most adults would have an idea of when it gets dark in comparison to when the sun sets -- it's about 1/2 hr later, so it gets dark around 7:30 pm in mid-March in Paris.
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 12:21 AM
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to gretchen: the question asked about mid-march, not last week.
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 02:09 AM
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You are right--when we were there last March it was around 8:30 as I recall.
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 06:18 AM
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At night, then it gets light in the morning.
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 06:28 AM
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It also adds first hand experience rather than supposition from when it gets dark in June.
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 07:06 AM
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I guess 8:00p.m. is close enough. <BR>Is mid March the 15th? or 15 1/2? <BR> But then it couldn't be the 15 1/2 because it would still be daylight <BR>Maybe it's somewhere between the 13th and the 18th. Does anyone know when mid March is? <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 07:19 AM
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Cave Idus Martias. <BR> <BR>The Ides of March are come.--But not yet gone. <BR> <BR>The sooner that day ends, the better.
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 08:05 AM
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first hand experience, march, june or october, is dim next to astronomy (noaa).
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 10:19 AM
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I was in Italy in mid March.It gets dark later there.
 
Old Nov 5th, 2001 | 11:14 AM
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I was there at 8:29 in mid-march and it was dark, as I recall. I was there in early June and it was also dark after sunset, as I recall. Hope this helps! Bon voyage!!!
 
Old Nov 6th, 2001 | 03:42 PM
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You can get historical weather, sunsrise & sunset by going to www.weather.com, type in Search Go To "Paris, France", you will find today's weather, on this page select "Averages and Records", select month of March, go to next 12 days which takes you to averages for March 15 showing sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:57 PM, and mean temperature 44 F.
 
Old Nov 6th, 2001 | 05:15 PM
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The vernal equinox is march 21. That means that there are 12 hours between sunsrise and sunset on that day. Depending on where the city falls in the time zone, sunrise and sunset are around 6 am and 6 pm everywhere in the world in Mid march. <BR> <BR>One thing to keep in mind with summer and winter sunsets is that Rome is about the same latitude as New York City. Most of Europe is higher in Latitute than most Canadian cities and as such gets dark quite late in summer - a condition I always try to take advantage of by travelling in June whenever I can.
 

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