WINTER SOLSTICE 2024
Whistling past the sun's graveyard For the past few years, a number of people got together to stream over 24hrs of music. It'd be nice to do it again. Why? Because nothing matters unless we decide it matters. "This is what it is to be human: to see the essential existential futility of all action, all striving -- and to act, to strive." -Spider Robinson, Stardance
2023 planning In 2024, Winter Solstice is on:
December 21st: 09:20 UTC
December 21st: 04:20 EST (UTC -5)
December 21st: 03:20 CST (UTC -6)
December 21st: 02:20 MST (UTC -7)
December 21st: 01:20 PST (UTC -8)
December 21st: 00:20 AKST (UTC -9)
December 20th: 23:20 HST (UTC -10)
December 21st: 10:20 Spain & Germany (UTC + 1)
December 21st: 16:20 Vietnam (UTC + 7)
This list will be updated to better reflect host locations
Status of the streaming software Last year's streaming setup worked well, so we'll hopefully be going with the same thing.
If you are interested in streaming your set(s) yourself, please test your setups ahead of time. Contact seanth at gmail dot com if you need help. The Sets SCHEDULE AND SIGNUP AVAILABLE AT SIGNUP GENIUS: Signup Sheet
The following table is only for reference by the organizers
BOLD is when Astrological Solstice happensItalic are sunset times
Slot
Date
ET(-5)
CT(-6)
MT(-7)
PT(-8)
AKT(-9)
HT(-10)
Host
Host time zone
Set name
notes
01
2023.12.20
16:00-18:00 15:00-17:00 14:00-16:00 13:00-15:00 12:00-14:00 11:00-13:00 SeanT and Basho P. Luddite
ET(UTC-5)
02
2023.12.20
18:00-20:00
17:00-19:00
16:00-18:00 15:00-17:00 14:00-16:00
13:00-15:00
03
2023.12.20
20:00-22:00
19:00-21:00
18:00-20:00
17:00-19:00
16:00-18:00 15:00-17:00
grahams
ET(UTC-5)
grahams' completely normal radio programme
canned, can be moved around if helpful
04
2023.12.20
22:00-00:00
21:00-23:00
20:00-22:00
19:00-21:00
18:00-20:00
17:00-19:00
05
2023.12.21
00:00-02:00
23:00-01:00
22:00-00:00
21:00-23:00
20:00-22:00
19:00-21:00
06
2023.12.21
02:00-04:00
01:00-03:00
00:00-02:00
23:00-01:00
22:00-00:00
21:00-23:00
07
2023.12.21 04:00-06:00 03:00-05:00 02:00-04:00 01:00-03:00 00:00-02:00 23:00-01:00 Slot when actual Solstice take place
08
2023.12.21
06:00-08:00
05:00-07:00
04:00-06:00
03:00-05:00
02:00-04:00
01:00-03:00
09
2023.12.21
08:00-10:00
07:00-09:00
06:00-08:00
05:00-07:00
04:00-06:00
03:00-05:00
10
2023.12.21
10:00-12:00
09:00-11:00
08:00-10:00
07:00-09:00
06:00-08:00
05:00-07:00
11
2023.12.21
12:00-14:00
11:00-13:00
10:00-12:00
09:00-11:00
08:00-10:00
07:00-09:00
12
2023.12.21
14:00-16:00
13:00-15:00
12:00-14:00
11:00-13:00
10:00-12:00
09:00-11:00
====Stretch Goal #1 (to get West Coast Sunset)====
13
2023.12.21
16:00-18:00 15:00-17:00 14:00-16:00
13:00-15:00
12:00-14:00
11:00-13:00
14
2023.12.21
18:00-20:00
17:00-19:00
16:00-18:00 15:00-17:00 14:00-16:00
13:00-15:00
15
2023.12.21
20:00-22:00
19:00-21:00
18:00-20:00
17:00-19:00
16:00-18:00 15:00-17:00
16
2023.12.21
22:00-00:00
21:00-23:00
20:00-22:00
19:00-21:00
18:00-20:00
17:00-19:00
====Stretch Goal #2====
17
2023.12.22
00:00-02:00
23:00-01:00
22:00-00:00
21:00-23:00
20:00-22:00
19:00-21:00
18
2023.12.22
02:00-04:00
01:00-03:00
00:00-02:00
23:00-01:00
22:00-00:00
21:00-23:00
19
2023.12.22
04:00-06:00
03:00-05:00
02:00-04:00
01:00-03:00
00:00-02:00
23:00-01:00
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