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Winter began today with the Winter Solstice also known as the shortest day or the longest night of the year. Sunrise in Spotsylvania County was at 7:24 am and Sunset will be at 4:55 pm. That‘s 9 hours 31 minutes of daylight.
The Winter Solstice is also known as the
Hibernal Solstice. This is when either of the two poles the North Pole and the South Pole are the furthest away from the Sun. This happens twice a year at the beginning of the Winter and the beginning of Summer for each of the Hemispheres. Right now it‘s Winter in Spotsylvania County and Summer in Brazil.
Heavy rain, with a high of 48 and low of 35 degrees. Overcast in the morning, moderate rain in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy overnight.