Saturday, December 23, 2006

Winter Solstice

The shortest day of the year is over.

December 21 Sunrise: 9:00 am
December 21 Sunset: 3:22 pm

Duration of day: 6 hours and 22 minutes
Duration of night: 17 hours and 38 minutes
The days only get longer now... and sunnier. Woo-hoo -- Now, this is a reason to celebrate!
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