Winter Solstice Occurs Monday, December 21st at 4:02 AM

The first day of meteorological winter officially begins Monday morning. Monday is the shortest day of the year, and tonight is the longest night. Each day will get a little longer until June 20th.

	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylength (hours)
Madison:
December 19, 2020	7:25 AM	4:25 PM	8:59:51
December 20, 2020	7:26 AM	4:25 PM	8:59:45
December 21, 2020	7:26 AM	4:26 PM	8:59:45
December 22, 2020	7:27 AM	4:26 PM	8:59:48
Milwaukee:
December 19, 2020	7:19 AM	4:19 PM	9:00:07
December 20, 2020	7:20 AM	4:20 PM	9:00:02
December 21, 2020	7:20 AM	4:20 PM	9:00:01
December 22, 2020	7:21 AM	4:21 PM	9:00:05

source: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/ and https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa

https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/table.php?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&year=2020

https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/table.php?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&year=2020

The Winter Solstice occurs on Monday, December 21st at 4:02 am (10:02 UTC, Dec 21). This is when the Sun is directly overhead at "high noon" at the Tropic Of Capricorn, or -23.5 degrees of latitude south of the equator. The Summer Solstice, on the other hand, is when the sun is directly overhead at "high noon" at the Tropic Of Cancer, or +23.5 degrees latitude north of the equator. The shortest daylight hours of the year are around the Winter Solstice. For more info, go here: https://scijinks.gov/solstice/â€‹