Starting today, the afternoons begin, ever so slowly, to regain light. By mid-January you can already see the difference as you go home from work or milk the cows. This is illustrated here:
http://www.analemma.com/Pages/framesPage.html
Go to the last section, Other Phenomena, for an explanation.
Sorry, the mornings continue to lose light until early January.
The shortest day is but an average of mornings and afternoons. Analemma is the answer. A Farmer's Almanac will reveal the numbers.
Horray.
Um, I'm puzzled. I'm no astronomer but I thought the winter solstice was the shortest day. I have a broad view of the southern sky from my office window and I should try to observe this. In my spare time, of course.
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