When Is The Darkest Time of the Year

Did you know that early December is when the darkest days of the year occur? It’s a major winter milestone: the days of our earliest sunsets. This puzzles people, but in fact it’s a reliable yearly sequence. First comes earliest sunset, in early December. Then there’s the winter solstice half a month later, the day with the fewest minutes of daylight. Finally, another two weeks later, in early January, we get our murkiest morning—the latest sunrise. So we’re now slam bang at the low point of... more