The winter solstice occurs at 8:27 p.m. MST on Thursday, Dec. 21. That’s the specific moment when Earth’s northern hemisphere is tilted as far away from the sun as possible. Also known as midwinter, it’s the shortest day and the longest night of the year. From this point through midsummer, or the summer solstice, the amount of daylight we see increases incrementally each day.
Celebrating the return of longer days and more light bypasses culture,…