JAKARTA - Recently, Astrid has felt strange. When he arrived home at 18.30 WIB, the sky in Jakarta was still bright, just like at 17.00 WIB.

This incident has happened in the last few days. The sky in Jakarta and its surroundings is still bright even though it has been past 18.00, in the condition that it is not raining. The sun seemed to perch longer.

How did it happen? The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has an explanation regarding this condition.

Miming Saepudin, Coordinator of the BMKG Weather Prediction and Early Warning Division, explained that the longer than usual light time is a cycle that usually occurs every year as a result of the apparent movement of the sun.

"For the months of December and January, in general, the afternoon feels relatively longer in the southern hemisphere (BBS) including the southern part of the equator. So, we can observe that in the afternoon the general conditions are still brighter," said Miming. to VOI, Wednesday, January 26.

Miming said that currently the general weather conditions in the Jabodetabek area are sunny and cloudy, with a note that there is the potential for light-moderate rain in some areas, especially in the early hours of the morning until the morning.

"Clear-cloudy conditions in the afternoon and evening can have an impact on atmospheric conditions that feel lighter with the potential for quite hot temperatures to occur during the day," he said.


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