07-23-2007, 11:13 AM
UPDATED for 2013
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http://blog.imiloahawaii.org/general-inf...noon-2013/
The phenomenon known as "Lahaina Noon" is due to hit the Hawaiian islands again in this week in May and again in July. The effect occurs when the sun is directly overhead and vertical objects like flagpoles and utility poles do not cast a shadow.
Lahaina Noon does not happen at precisely 12PM noon on the clock, but rather at "local solar noon" which is the time of day when the sun is at it's zenith in a particular locality. Thus, the effect occurs on different days on different islands.
2013 Lahaina Noon days and times
Hilo
May 18 12:16 p.m.
July 24 12:26 p.m.
Kailua-Kona
May 18 12:20 p.m.
July 24 12:30 p.m.
Lihue
May 30 12:35 p.m.
July 11 12:42 p.m.
Kane‘ohe
May 27 12:28 p.m.
July 15 12:37 p.m.
Honolulu
May 26 12:28 p.m.
July 15 12:37 p.m.
Kaunakakai
May 25 12:24 p.m.
July 16 12:34 p.m.
Lana‘i City
May 24 12:24 p.m.
July 18 12:33 p.m.
Lahaina
May 24 12:23 p.m.
July 18 12:32 p.m.
Kahului
May 24 12:22 p.m.
July 18 12:32 p.m.
Lahaina Noon happens twice a year throughout the tropics. In Hawaii it occurs in May and July. The term "Lahaina Noon" was coined in 1990 when Honolulu,s Bishop Museum ran a contest to name the phenomenon. In the Hawaiian language the word "Lahaina" literally means "cruel sun".
http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/...13.html#ln
Add: Imiloa cool Phenom!:
http://blog.imiloahawaii.org/general-inf...noon-2013/
The phenomenon known as "Lahaina Noon" is due to hit the Hawaiian islands again in this week in May and again in July. The effect occurs when the sun is directly overhead and vertical objects like flagpoles and utility poles do not cast a shadow.
Lahaina Noon does not happen at precisely 12PM noon on the clock, but rather at "local solar noon" which is the time of day when the sun is at it's zenith in a particular locality. Thus, the effect occurs on different days on different islands.
2013 Lahaina Noon days and times
Hilo
May 18 12:16 p.m.
July 24 12:26 p.m.
Kailua-Kona
May 18 12:20 p.m.
July 24 12:30 p.m.
Lihue
May 30 12:35 p.m.
July 11 12:42 p.m.
Kane‘ohe
May 27 12:28 p.m.
July 15 12:37 p.m.
Honolulu
May 26 12:28 p.m.
July 15 12:37 p.m.
Kaunakakai
May 25 12:24 p.m.
July 16 12:34 p.m.
Lana‘i City
May 24 12:24 p.m.
July 18 12:33 p.m.
Lahaina
May 24 12:23 p.m.
July 18 12:32 p.m.
Kahului
May 24 12:22 p.m.
July 18 12:32 p.m.
Lahaina Noon happens twice a year throughout the tropics. In Hawaii it occurs in May and July. The term "Lahaina Noon" was coined in 1990 when Honolulu,s Bishop Museum ran a contest to name the phenomenon. In the Hawaiian language the word "Lahaina" literally means "cruel sun".
http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/...13.html#ln