When Will the Days Begin to Get Longer? You ask, Patch answers.
When can we expect longer days? Winter can be tough on the
emotions. The cold weather can be difficult to deal with, snow
can be a pain (though also fun) but what really seems to get
people down is the short days. There is something about the sun
going down before most people get out of work that is
depressing. So when can we expect longer days? The days will
begin to get longer after the Winter Solstice, which is the
shortest day of the year. According to timeanddate.com the
December solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly
declination of -23.5 degrees is normally on Dec. 21, but the
actual shortest day can be between Dec. 20 and 23 depending on
the year. According to sunrisesunset.com, the shortest day of
the year in this area will be on Dec. 22. On that day the sun
will rise at 7:12 a.m. and set at 4:15 p.m. After that date, the
days will begin to get longer. Dec. 23, for example, will see
the sun setting at 4:16 p.m. The sun wi