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Happy Solstice everyone!
Wishing you all an insightful pause within the seasons, and a beautiful journey to the next Solstice.
 
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Happy Solstice!
 
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yay  for longer daylight hours coming up! (at least for those of us in the North...)


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Have a Cool Yule!
 
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Is it the darkest day or the shortest day in 2025?

Is it the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere?

Will days be longer and nights shorter?

At 10:03 AM (EST) according to the Old Farmers Almanac and 15:03 UTC from other sources.  
 
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According to the Minnesota Weatherguide Calendar and Almanac that a friend gifts me every year, tomorrow is the shortest day. Sunrise 7:49AM Sunset 4:35PM.
Then sunrise gets later until it maxes out at 7:51AM on December 27th and stays there until January 7th. And sunset gets later by about a minute every 2 days then every day then off to the races!

https://freshwater.org/product/2026-minnesota-weatherguide-environment-wall-calendar/
 
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Happy summer solstice from the southern hemisphere!
 
I agree. Here's the link: https://woodheat.net
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