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Astro Bob blog: Why Isn’t the Earliest Sunset on the Shortest Day?

The dark days are upon us. Welcome to the earliest sunsets of the year! Counter to intuition, the sun sets earliest before the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. If you've always wondered why, there's a fascinating explanation. Read p...

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The sun shines through the needles of a red pine shortly before sunset. Counter to our intuition, the earliest sunsets of the year happen in early December before the winter solstice. This season, the solstice happens on Weds. Dec. 21 at 4:44 a.m. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com

The dark days are upon us. Welcome to the earliest sunsets of the year! Counter to intuition, the sun sets earliest before the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. If you've always wondered why, there's a fascinating explanation. Read post here

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