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17. January 2026: Daylight Increases by 4 Minutes as Winter Progresses
Published: January 17, 2026 · Period: 2026-01-17As we find ourselves on January 17, 2023, the sun has graciously decided to rise at 8:09 AM and will take its leave at 5:09 PM. This grants us a total of 540 minutes of daylight to bask in, while the night stretches luxuriously for 900 minutes. Today marks the 17th day of the year, and we're still deep in winter's embrace. It's been 27 days since the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, and we have 63 days to go before the spring equinox arrives to balance the scales of day and night once more.
In the meantime, daylight is making a slow but steady comeback, having gained a total of 30 minutes since the solstice. Today's contribution to this sunny surplus is a modest 4-minute gain, thanks to the sun's slightly earlier rise and later set. It's as if the sun is hitting the snooze button a little less each morning and lingering a bit longer each evening, gradually stretching its schedule to accommodate our yearning for more daylight.
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