Cynthia L. Eppley 12/21/2022 The Longest Night The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice,which occurs on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 4:48 P.M. EST. The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the whole year, making it the “shortest day” of theContinue reading “The Longest Night”