ebinmaine 75,818 #1 Posted 4 hours ago For several thousand years the longest and shortest days of the year have been celebrated. "Midwinter" as today is known, is a celebration of the days beginning to lengthen for the next few months. Look forward to literal and figurative Brighter days. Happy Midwinter!! 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 63,104 #2 Posted 4 hours ago Is it the longest night or the shortest day? In spite of being the shortest day (or longest night) we will not have the latest sunrise of the year or the earliest sunset of the year today. January 5 was the latest sunrise (7:27 AM) and the earliest sunset took place two weeks ago on December 7 (4:45 PM). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,818 #3 Posted 4 hours ago 6 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Is it the longest night or the shortest day? In spite of being the shortest day (or longest night) Both occur on the same day. 6 minutes ago, 953 nut said: we will not have the latest sunrise of the year or the earliest sunset of the year today. January 5 was the latest sunrise (7:27 AM) and the earliest sunset took place two weeks ago on December 7 (4:45 PM). This is very interesting. I'll look up what ours is. Not sure if or how it varies by region. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,818 #4 Posted 4 hours ago Here's a local weather article. https://wgme.com/news/local/earliest-sunset-on-saturday-begins-maine-darkest-time-of-year-portland-bangor-new-england-december-winter-january-solstice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
