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This week marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight for the northern hemisphere. There will be 9 hours and 19 minutes of daylight in Lititz on December 22. From here on out we will be gaining a few minutes of daylight every day until June 20 when we'll top off at some 15 hours of daylight.
Here’s a tip so you won’t be caught by a trick question… if you are ever asked what days are the shortest and longest days of the year, you need to clarify whether they are asking about daylight hours or hours in the day. In areas that observe daylight savings time, the longest and shortest days in terms of hours are the days you spring forward and fall back. Meanwhile, the winter/summer solstices are the shortest/longest days of daylight of the year.
I don't enjoy arriving at work just as the sun's rising and getting home at dusk, so I celebrate and enjoy counting up the added minutes of daylight each day.
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