The statement you quoted is very useful [One of the most useful heuristics], and your statement is misleading. You accumulate damage (Photoaging, cancer risk) dramatically faster at high sun angles (i.e. mid day, close to the summer solstice, closer-to-equatorial latitudes) etc than low ones.

I am not trying to be negative, but this is very important if you have pale skin. Being outdoors in morning and late afternoon is dramatically less damaging than mid day.

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happytoexplain a day ago | parent [-]

It kind of depends on context.

If your goal is "hang out in the sun but don't get burned", then morning/evening is better. If your goal is "get exactly as much vitamin D as I need while minimizing UV damage, perhaps using a timer", then it sounds like technically mid-day is better (assuming I'm reading the parent right).

	▲	pazimzadeh a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes, mid-day for a shorter amount of time is better for optimal Vitamin D. The article I linked above goes into great detail about it, more than the two quotes I pulled out
	▲	the__alchemist a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		After reading your reply here and the one I was responding to, I think I understand (You spelled out) the disconnect; the post I replied to was about Vitamin-D-Maxxing, which isn't something I had in my cross check. My primary concern is "Which times should we do outdoors things to prevent sun damage [photoaging + cancer]" (And/or "Do I need to apply sunscreen before going out now / how long can I stay out)