Winter solstice in Alaska 2015 (photos)

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Sunset at the airport on winter solstice, the year’s single shortest day measured by length of daylight Dec. 21, 2015.

The sun makes an appearance on the shortest day of the year, winter solstice, on Monday, December 21, 2015, in Anchorage. After Monday, days begin getting longer, with Anchorage gaining two seconds of daylight Tuesday.