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The Shortest Day of the Year Has Arrived. Here’s What to Know
The winter solstice marks the Northern Hemisphere's shortest day with up to seven hours less daylight in some U.S. cities, signaling the start of astronomical winter.
- On Sunday, Dec. 21 at 10:03 a.m. EST, the winter solstice marks the Northern Hemisphere's shortest day and the start of astronomical winter.
- Because of the axial tilt, Earth's axis is tilted by about 23.5 degrees, causing a hemisphere to be tilted farthest from the Sun at the solstice.
- In cities like Miami and Los Angeles, residents lose at least three to four hours of daylight, while New York City and Chicago lose about six hours, and Steamboat Springs gets nine hours, 17 minutes of sunlight Sunday.
- Shorter daylight can trigger Seasonal Affective Disorder with mood and sleep issues, and treatments include light therapy, talk therapy, medication, and community events like the Winter Solstice Community Yoga Celebration.
- Looking to the seasonal calendar, Neolithic monuments in Scotland and Ireland built around 3,000 B.C. align with winter solstice sunrises, and winter ends March 20, 2026.
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Winter solstice begins with a warm Sunday in Central Florida
The first day on winter brings warm temperatures as temperatures are expected to rise in Central Florida on Sunday, Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Katie Garch said. Temperatures are expected to be average for winter, Garch said. A sunny and mostly dry day is forecast. The high today will be 78 degrees and the low will be 57 degrees.
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