Monday, December 8, 2025

Today Marks the Earliest Sunset of the Year

This evening's sunset in Fairfield is at 4:25:47 p.m. EST, marking the earliest sunset of the year. Why does the earliest sunset happen two weeks before the Winter Solstice? It’s because the Earth orbits the Sun in an elliptical shape instead of a circle.

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— Paul Piorek WICC (@paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social) December 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM

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