The Winter Solstice has arrrive and while many of us are preoccupied with Christmas preparations here are a few facts that we can appreciate about the annual occurence.
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It is the shortest day of year, vice versa it is also the longest night of the year.
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The date changes yearly , falling on either December , 21, 22, 23.
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It marks the first day of winter
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December 21, 2016 the sun will rise at 9:08AM and set at 4:50PM.