by Anura Guruge
on December 10, 2021
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Concord, New Hampshire around the
the December 2021 Solstice (On the 21st).
(From Time-and-Date).
Yes, yes, yes, the SHORTEST DAY is still on THE Solstice (i.e., December 21, 2021). You can see that, clearly, in the above table (from trusty ‘timeanddate.com‘).
But, the shortening of the days (or for that matter the lengthening of them post the solstice) does NOT happen symmetrically, i.e., from both ends (meaning sunrise & sunset). Yes, we kind of think it does, i.e., sunrises getting later & sunset getting earlier, BUT it is never symmetrical.
As you can see from the table above, sunsets will start to get later as of Monday, December 13. But, the shortest day is still 8 days further. Why? How? Sunrise keeps on getting later — until the solstice.
So, starting Monday evenings will slowly, very slowly, start getting later & later. Look forward to that. Today, sunset was way too early.
