DEC 21, 20 .. 2020 WINTER SOLSTICE ..

Up here in Alaska, The 2020 Winter Solstice occurs today, Monday the 21st of December, at 1:02AM. This would be at 5:02AM in the Eastern Time Zone.

Up here The Winter Solstice is a bit of a big deal.

What’s-the-big deal up here in Alaska about the Winter Solstice?

Today, the day of the Winter Solstice, will be the shortest day of the year for us. Five hours, 27 minutes, 47 seconds.

Tomorrow our days will begin to (oh so very VERY slowly) get longer.

Tomorrow our day will be  Five hours, 27 minutes, 59 seconds / twelve seconds longer !! 

Next Sunday the 26th our day will be Five hours, 30 minutes, 51 seconds /  3 minutes and 4 seconds longer. 

Friday, January 1st, 2021, our day will be Five hours, 41 minutes, 1 second.

Thursday, January 7th, our day will be Five hours, 57 minutes, 31 seconds. 

Thursday, January 14th, our day will be Six hours, 23 minutes, 18 seconds.

Thursday, January 28th, our day will be Seven hours, 29 minutes, 11 seconds.

Do you see the amazing progression? In just over one month, our days will be just over two hours longer.

For all (and MORE) than you will ever want to know about the Winter Solstice please go to the below link to Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice

During a normal year in all of the Arctic regions of the world (read : a NON Covid 19 virus year) there are a lot of celebrations and activities on the Winter Solstice.

Here is what it looks like today.

Out our living room window early this morning.

Looking out our bedroom window early this morning.

Out in our parking lot. You get the idea. Even during our daylight hours it is somewhat ‘dark’.

In a Merry Christmas Message one of our relatives sent us the following words :

Our stockings are hung by the window with care so our housecats can bat at them in midair.

Smiles and yes Joy .. Patti and Cap

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