Winter arrives in the Northern Hemisphere

The winter solstice arrived at 7:03 a.m. PST on Dec. 21, making Sunday the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

SEATTLE — It is officially winter in the Northern Hemisphere. 

The winter solstice arrived at 7:03 a.m. PST on Dec. 21, making Sunday the shortest day of the year.

Those in Seattle will experience just 8 hours and 25 minutes of daylight, with sunrise at 7:55 a.m. and sunset at 4:20 p.m. The Northern Hemisphere see less than 12 hours of daylight on Sunday.

According to NASA, the winter solstice occurs when the sun is at its lowest point

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