Washington witnessed the winter’s final sunset before 5 p.m. Wednesday, and it was a sight to see, full of color and texture. As the sky lit up, so did our social media feeds. “Early contender ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The first day of winter is coming on Dec. 21, and you might assume that this will be the earliest sunset of the year. But sunsets will actually increase by a few minutes as ...

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Despite these numbers, our latest sunrise and earliest sunset do not arrive on the winter solstice. Our latest sunrise is 8:01 a.m., which occurs every day from Dec. 30 through Jan. 7.

It might surprise you to learn the earliest sunset of the year is not on Dec. 21, the winter solstice and the “shortest” day of the year.

Some people may be partial to that hazy summer sunset over the vibrance of winter. “I have found that there will always be ongoing debates on sunrise and sunset beauty,” said Noyes.

But sunsets during winter are sometimes brilliant. I took this February sunset photo about five minutes before sundown. This is a great time of the day to go outside and look for colors in the clouds.

Cylinders align with the sunrise and sunset on the winter and summer solstices. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sun rises above Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels, in Utah's Great Basin Desert, on ...

Sunset times Again, the length of actual daylight will continue to get shorter through the first full day of winter, which officially rolls in just before 11 p.m. Dec. 21.

As we trudge through winter, the first 5:00 p.m. sunset of the year in Las Vegas is Thursday, Jan. 26. The return of 5:00 p.m. sunsets has been two months in the making; ...

Phoenix Solar Noon (3TV/CBS 5). In other words, the daylight portion of the day is shifting a little bit later. Therefore, both sunset AND sunrise times become later by the first day of winter.