Last Wednesday, December 21, 2022, we reached the shortest day recorded of 2022 in the Northern Hemisphere. This day marked the official kick off to Winter Solstice. To give exacts, in Eastern Standard Time... it was recorded that the sun completely set at 4:47pm- 4:49pm.
To break this down scientifically, the sun appeared directly 23.5 degrees south latitude of the Earth's equator. During this moment, the sun's daily movement appears to pause and takes its lowest and shortest path across the Southern sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
Maybe I just never paid attention, but Daylight Savings Time has been showing its a-- this year. It feels like it's been getting dark earlier and earlier. Now that the shortest day has passed, we can all look forward to a little more sunlight as the days progress.
s.o. The Washington Post
No comments:
Post a Comment