Daylight and darkness.

For those who wonder about such things and don't believe everything they were taught in school:

The Huntington area officially experiences 10 hours and 53 minutes of daylight today. The sun rose at 7:47 a.m. and will set at 6:40 p.m. EDT.

Hours of sunlight will diminish until we have only 9 hours, 29 minutes of daylight from Dec. 19-24. Forget what they may have told you in school about the first day of winter also being the shortest day of the year. Ain't necessarily true.

After Dec. 24, the days will lengthen until we reach 12 hours of daylight on March 16, 2008. From June 17 through June 22, we will enjoy 14 hours and 51 minutes of daylight.

All times courtesy of the U.S. Navy.