I just learned these interesting facts!
In PA for winter 2016/2017:
- The sun will rise the latest (7:24 am) on January 4 and January 5, 2017.
- The will set the earliest (4:36 pm) on November 1st through November 14th.
The Winter Solstice falls on December 21, 2016.
I always thought the latest sunrise and earliest sunset fell close to the solstice, but that's a lie!
However, we receive the least amount of daylight from December 19 through December 23 (near the Solstice). Go figure!
So, although we will continue to receive less daylight until the time around the solstice, we're already past the earliest sunsets of the season, which is all I really care about. I don't care if it's dark in the morning; I'm at work and in a zombie state anyway!
So, the moral of the story is we already survived the hardest part (daylight-wise) of the year!! :)
