Morning and Afternoon Winter Solstice Hikes
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Morning and Afternoon Winter Solstice Hikes
December 20, 2024 All day
The solstice marks the beginning of astronomical winter in the northern hemisphere. Literally meaning “Sun stands still,” this date is usually the shortest day of the year, with respect to sunrise-sunset; often only presenting nine hours of daylight at our latitude. This year, the solstice occurs at 3:19am on December 21, which is the point when the Sun passes directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer. The noon sun on this day, in the southern sky, is the lowest of the year, thus casting our longest shadows of the year.
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