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As the winter solstice approaches, it signals an opportunity to embrace the darkness of December

Por: The Boston Globe Nation December 19, 2022

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At 4:48 p.m. on Wednesday, the winter solstice will occur in the northern hemisphere with the summer solstice in the southern. This is the day where the gap between sunrise and sunset is at its smallest.The earliest sunset occurred nearly two weeks ago, and the latest sunrise, of standard time, won’t occur until Jan. 3 and the next day the Earth will make its closest pass to the sun of the entire year. This is called a perihelion.The winter... + full article



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