In Alaska, the winter sun hardly makes much of an appearance. On Dec. 21, Anchorage sees about 5½ hours of daylight, while in Fairbanks , the sun is up for just 3 hours and 42 minutes.

December 21 marks the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year. ... which means that the sun’s path across the sky is as low in the sky as it can be,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac said. ...

For millions, the day marks the official start of astronomical winter, a time of cold nights and shrinking daylight. At precisely 4:20 a.m. ET , the solstice will take place, a moment when the Sun ...

This year, the astronomical event lands on Thursday. What is the winter solstice? The winter solstice occurs when the Sun travels south in its path in the sky, according to the Old Farmer’s ...

The shortest day is two weeks away, but the earliest sunsets are here. The earliest sunset (Dec. 4) and latest sunrise (Jan. 11) are 38 days apart.

During summer, at our latitude, the sun actually rises in the northeast and crosses due east on its way to a noon peak in the southern sky. Show Search. Clear Search Query Submit Search.

SEATTLE — Thursday night will be the last 9 p.m. sunset of the year in Seattle.

Yes, the sun has risen later than it did Dec. 21 (8:02 a.m.) every day since, topping out at 8:06 a.m. Friday to Sunday before rising a minute earlier at 8:05 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

Sun angles can be so low during winter that it is difficult to take a picture without significant glare. Furthermore, moving around a golf course in heavy snow is challenging and frigid temperatures ...