During the Winter Solstice December 21st and 22nd, Fargo will have the least amount of daylight for the year, about 8 hours and 31 minutes and 28 seconds. On Thursday December 23rd we’ll gain about 6 seconds of sun on Fargo! YAY!!!
Here’s a great site for calculating sunrise and sunsets for any area. The charts below are from this site: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=1986
Rising and setting times for the Sun in Fargo, ND
| Length of day | Solar noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | This day | Difference | Time | Altitude | Distance |
| (106 km) | |||||||
| Dec 21, 2011 | 8:09 AM | 4:41 PM | 8h 31m 28s | − 05s | 12:25 PM | 19.7° | 147.169 |
| Dec 22, 2011 | 8:10 AM | 4:41 PM | 8h 31m 28s | < 1s | 12:26 PM | 19.7° | 147.159 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 8:10 AM | 4:42 PM | 8h 31m 34s | + 05s | 12:26 PM | 19.7° | 147.151 |
| Dec 24, 2011 | 8:11 AM | 4:43 PM | 8h 31m 45s | + 10s | 12:27 PM | 19.8° | 147.143 |
| Dec 25, 2011 | 8:11 AM | 4:43 PM | 8h 32m 01s | + 16s | 12:27 PM | 19.8° | 147.135 |
| Dec 26, 2011 | 8:12 AM | 4:44 PM | 8h 32m 22s | + 21s | 12:28 PM | 19.8° | 147.128 |
| Dec 27, 2011 | 8:12 AM | 4:45 PM | 8h 32m 48s | + 26s | 12:28 PM | 19.8° | 147.122 |
All times are in local time for Fargo
December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 11:30 PM in Fargo. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date
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Happy Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Years to you and yours!
