In the Northern Hemisphere, today is the day with the least sunlight, it’s called the Winter Solstice, and is often considered the “first day of winter”.
I like marking the seasons astronomically. As a lifelong Californian, I’ve always heard that we don’t have “real weather” or “real winter”. The astronomical seasons are about light.
It’s about light, not the weather or temperature.
I can get behind a story about light that’s being told all year long, and every year.
The light shines in the darkness.
And it’s a good thing that winter is about light, not weather, because today is our warmest day in weeks.
Total Daylight: 9hr 54min Today in Southern California.