today is the solstice, the shortest day of the year... so why isnt it the earliest sunset? /

Published at 2018-12-21 16:00:00

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elated (full of high-spirited delight) December solstice!What does that mean? Well,a lot of things.[Note: I will continue on here describing all this for northern hemisphere observers. If I try to include southern hemisphere stuff at the same time it will be hopelessly confusing to read, and it's weird enough already without adding that in. So my austral readers, or switch north for south,and day and night, and this should work to for you.]

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