Some irony here-the longest darkest day is Winter Solstice and same day Trump shuts down Fed GOV!

Happy Winter Solstice everyone.........



Winter solstice 2018: Why our longest night of the year will be brighter than usual


https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2018/12/21/winter-solstice-why-our-longest-night-year-will-be-brighter-than-usual/?utm_term=.498ba95dcfd4

By Justin Grieser
December 21 at 6:00 AM

The long, dark nights of winter are about to get a little brighter. This Friday, Dec. 21, is the winter solstice, our shortest day and longest night of the year. Starting this weekend, the sun will be up for a few seconds longer each day as winter officially begins.

This year’s winter solstice is at 5:23 p.m. Eastern Time. At that moment, the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, at 23.5 degrees south latitude. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun seems to make only a cameo appearance, taking its lowest and shortest path through the southern sky.






On the winter solstice, the sun's strongest rays shine on Earth's southern hemisphere. (NOAA)

Most of the United States sees less than 10 hours of daylight on the winter solstice, but the exact length of daylight depends on your latitude.

In Washington, the sun is above the horizon for just nine hours and 26 minutes, rising at 7:23 a.m. and setting at 4:49 p.m. In Oslo, Norway, the day lasts only five hours and 54 minutes. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the day is still quite long at 11 hours and 56 minutes...............................................









A full moon rises over Michmoret, Israel. (Ariel Schalit/AP)