Minor Shortsol

The second dip in the length of the solar day.

The Sun is gaining on the clock at its fastest for months.

The name

Names ending in -sol describe the length of the solar day, noon to noon. Major and Minor tell the two peaks apart by size.

Precision

A flat peak: the value barely changes for days on either side, so the exact hour means little.

Next: Fri, Mar 26, 2027, around 22:12 UTC

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Every year

Between 1900 and 2100 it comes as early as March 25 at 14:45 UTC (2096) and as late as March 27 at 22:02 UTC (1903).Dates wobble through each four-year leap cycle and creep earlier across a century, until a skipped leap day, as in 1900 and 2100, sets them back.

Year	Date	UTC
1900	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 04:28	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1901	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 10:31	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1902	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 16:09	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1903	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 22:02	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1904	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 03:43	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1905	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 09:44	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1906	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 15:12	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1907	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 21:19	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1908	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 03:27	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1909	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 09:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1910	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 14:28	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1911	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 20:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1912	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 02:21	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1913	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 08:16	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1914	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 13:52	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1915	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 19:44	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1916	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 01:30	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1917	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 07:08	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1918	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 12:34	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1919	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 18:46	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1920	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 00:52	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1921	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 06:46	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1922	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 12:06	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1923	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 17:54	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1924	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 00:19	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1925	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 06:01	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1926	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 11:43	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1927	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 17:35	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1928	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 23:18	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1929	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 04:53	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1930	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 10:34	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.4 s
1931	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 16:43	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1932	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 21:54	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1933	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 04:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1934	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 09:16	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1935	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 14:28	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1936	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 21:54	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1937	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 03:36	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1938	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 09:22	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1939	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 14:18	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1940	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 20:50	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1941	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 02:29	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1942	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 08:16	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1943	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 13:55	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1944	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 20:34	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1945	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 02:12	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1946	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 07:41	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1947	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 13:29	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1948	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 19:25	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1949	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 01:25	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1950	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 07:19	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1951	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 12:31	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1952	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 18:21	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1953	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 00:12	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1954	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 06:07	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1955	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 11:57	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1956	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 17:38	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1957	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 23:39	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1958	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 04:58	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1959	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 11:11	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1960	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 17:08	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1961	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 23:32	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1962	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 04:32	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1963	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 10:35	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1964	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 16:20	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1965	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 22:05	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1966	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 03:40	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1967	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 09:38	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1968	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 15:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1969	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 21:29	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1970	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 02:46	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.3 s
1971	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 08:36	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1972	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 14:49	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1973	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 20:37	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1974	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 02:24	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1975	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 07:04	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1976	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 13:44	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1977	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 19:34	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1978	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 01:26	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1979	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 07:31	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1980	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 14:23	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1981	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 19:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1982	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 00:36	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1983	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 06:17	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1984	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 12:41	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1985	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 18:47	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1986	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 00:05	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1987	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 05:38	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1988	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 12:03	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1989	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 17:30	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1990	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 23:22	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1991	Wed, Mar 27	≈ 04:37	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1992	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 10:59	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1993	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 16:40	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1994	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 22:00	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1995	Mon, Mar 27	≈ 04:03	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1996	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 10:25	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1997	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 16:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1998	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 21:47	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
1999	Sat, Mar 27	≈ 03:35	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2000	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 09:34	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2001	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 14:58	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2002	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 21:04	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2003	Thu, Mar 27	≈ 03:24	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2004	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 09:07	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2005	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 14:15	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2006	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 19:33	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2007	Tue, Mar 27	≈ 01:44	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2008	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 07:53	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2009	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 13:46	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2010	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 19:00	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2011	Sun, Mar 27	≈ 01:26	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2012	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 06:28	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2013	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 12:11	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.2 s
2014	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 18:22	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2015	Fri, Mar 27	≈ 00:42	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2016	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 06:33	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2017	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 11:53	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2018	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 17:40	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2019	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 23:59	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2020	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 06:17	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2021	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 12:26	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2022	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 17:16	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2023	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 22:19	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2024	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 04:08	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2025	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 10:01	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2026	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 16:24	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2027	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 22:12	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2028	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 04:23	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2029	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 09:35	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2030	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 15:15	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2031	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 22:01	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2032	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 03:23	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2033	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 09:13	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2034	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 15:15	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2035	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 20:32	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2036	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 03:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2037	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 08:53	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2038	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 14:05	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2039	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 19:57	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2040	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 01:53	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2041	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 07:23	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2042	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 12:44	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2043	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 19:01	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2044	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 00:36	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2045	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 06:55	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2046	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 12:39	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2047	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 17:56	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2048	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 00:59	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2049	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 05:42	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2050	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 12:16	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2051	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 18:36	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2052	Mon, Mar 25	≈ 23:33	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2053	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 04:59	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2054	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 10:42	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2055	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 17:16	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2056	Sat, Mar 25	≈ 23:01	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2057	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 04:33	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2058	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 10:01	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2059	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 15:54	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2060	Thu, Mar 25	≈ 21:51	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2061	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 03:39	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.1 s
2062	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 09:26	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2063	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 15:17	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2064	Tue, Mar 25	≈ 21:16	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2065	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 02:05	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2066	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 08:18	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2067	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 14:28	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2068	Sun, Mar 25	≈ 20:37	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2069	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 02:04	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2070	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 07:35	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2071	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 13:27	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2072	Fri, Mar 25	≈ 19:23	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2073	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 00:24	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2074	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 07:03	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2075	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 13:13	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2076	Wed, Mar 25	≈ 18:55	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2077	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 00:19	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2078	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 06:12	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2079	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 12:22	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2080	Mon, Mar 25	≈ 18:11	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2081	Tue, Mar 25	≈ 23:35	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2082	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 05:11	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2083	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 11:10	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2084	Sat, Mar 25	≈ 16:55	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2085	Sun, Mar 25	≈ 22:36	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2086	Tue, Mar 26	≈ 04:49	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2087	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 10:28	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2088	Thu, Mar 25	≈ 16:14	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2089	Fri, Mar 25	≈ 21:43	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2090	Sun, Mar 26	≈ 04:23	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2091	Mon, Mar 26	≈ 10:01	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2092	Tue, Mar 25	≈ 16:00	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2093	Wed, Mar 25	≈ 21:34	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2094	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 03:00	Noon to noon: 24 h − 17.9 s
2095	Sat, Mar 26	≈ 08:53	Noon to noon: 24 h − 17.9 s
2096	Sun, Mar 25	≈ 14:45	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2097	Mon, Mar 25	≈ 20:32	Noon to noon: 24 h − 18.0 s
2098	Wed, Mar 26	≈ 02:30	Noon to noon: 24 h − 17.9 s
2099	Thu, Mar 26	≈ 08:17	Noon to noon: 24 h − 17.9 s
2100	Fri, Mar 26	≈ 14:00	Noon to noon: 24 h − 17.9 s