It's Solstice day! Yay!
Not that I get at all geeky or borderline obsessive about the exact daylight timings surrounding the winter solstice, oh not me, absolutely not (see below)

, but it pisses me off rather a lot that the mornings will continue to get darker for another 10 days or so. Although it is better news for those who will benefit from the extra minute of daylight in the afternoons, more or less every day from now until the summer solstice.
I probably wont see any daylight on my morning commute until February! I start work early and finish early. One strong positive about that is that it means the traffic is always very minimal, well before most people take to the roads. But roll on February. I hate to wish time away, and of course there are worse things in life than getting up in the dark, going to work in the dark, and it still being dark when you get to work, but I can't deny that I find it a bit depressing, and I really do appreciate daylight and actually being able to actually see one's surroundings.
I guess having to 'endure' all this darkness, really does make one more appreciative of the increasing daylight.
December
1Sun Rise: 8:01am 3:54pm
2Sun Rise: 8:02am 3:53pm
3Sun Rise: 8:04am 3:52pm
4Sun Rise: 8:05am 3 :52pm
5Sun Rise: 8:07am 3:51pm
6Sun Rise: 8:08am 3:50pm
7Sun Rise: 8:09am 3:50pm
8Sun Rise: 8:10am 3:50pm
9Sun Rise: 8:12am 3:49pm
10Sun Rise: 8:13am 3:49pm
11Sun Rise: 8:14am 3:49pm
12Sun Rise: 8:15am 3:49pm
13Sun Rise: 8:16am 3:49pm
14Sun Rise: 8:17am 3:49pm
15Sun Rise: 8:18am 3:49pm
16Sun Rise: 8:19am 3:49pm
17Sun Rise: 8:20am 3:49pm
18Sun Rise: 8:20am 3:49pm
19Sun Rise: 8:21am 3:49pm
20Sun Rise: 8:22am 3:50pm
21Sun Rise: 8:22am 3:50pm
22Sun Rise: 8:23am 3:51pm
23Sun Rise: 8:23am 3:51pm
24Sun Rise: 8:24am 3:52pm
25Sun Rise: 8:24am 3:52pm
26Sun Rise: 8:24am 3:53pm
27Sun Rise: 8:24am 3:54pm
28Sun Rise: 8:25am 3:55pm
29Sun Rise: 8:25am 3:56pm
30Sun Rise: 8:25am 3:57pm
31Sun Rise: 8:25am 3:58pm
January
1Sun Rise: 8:25am 3:59pm
2Sun Rise: 8:24am 4:00pm
3Sun Rise: 8:24am 4:01pm
4Sun Rise: 8:24am 4:02pm
5Sun Rise: 8:24am 4:04pm
6Sun Rise: 8:23am 4:05pm
7Sun Rise: 8:23am 4:06pm
8Sun Rise: 8:22am 4:07pm
9Sun Rise: 8:22am 4:09pm
10Sun Rise: 8:21am 4:10pm
11Sun Rise: 8:20am 4:12pm
12Sun Rise: 8:19am 4:13pm
13Sun Rise: 8:19am 4:15pm
14Sun Rise: 8:18am 4:17pm
15Sun Rise: 8:17am 4:18pm
16Sun Rise: 8:16am 4:20pm
17Sun Rise: 8:15am 4:22pm
18Sun Rise: 8:14am 4:23pm
19Sun Rise: 8:13am 4:25pm
20Sun Rise: 8:12am 4:27pm
21Sun Rise: 8:10am 4:29pm
22Sun Rise: 8:09am 4:30pm
23Sun Rise: 8:08am 4:32pm
24Sun Rise: 8:07am 4:34pm
25Sun Rise: 8:05am 4:36pm
26Sun Rise: 8:04am 4:38pm
27Sun Rise: 8:02am 4:40pm
28Sun Rise: 8:01am 4:42pm
29Sun Rise: 7:59am 4:43pm
30Sun Rise: 7:58am 4:45pm
31Sun Rise: 7:56am 4:47pm
February
1Sun Rise: 7:54am 4:49pm
2Sun Rise: 7:53am 4:51pm
3Sun Rise: 7:51am 4:53pm
4Sun Rise: 7:49am 4:55pm
5Sun Rise: 7:47am 4:57pm
6Sun Rise: 7:46am 4:59pm
7Sun Rise: 7:44am 5:01pm
8Sun Rise: 7:42am 5:03pm
9Sun Rise: 7:40am 5:05pm
10Sun Rise: 7:38am 5:07pm
11Sun Rise: 7:36am 5:09pm
12Sun Rise: 7:34am 5:11pm
13Sun Rise: 7:32am 5:13pm
14Sun Rise: 7:30am 5:15pm
15Sun Rise: 7:28am 5:17pm
16Sun Rise: 7:26am 5:19pm
17Sun Rise: 7:24am 5:21pm
18Sun Rise: 7:22am 5:23pm
19Sun Rise: 7:20am 5:25pm
20Sun Rise: 7:17am 5:27pm
21Sun Rise: 7:15am 5:29pm
22Sun Rise: 7:13am 5:31pm
23Sun Rise: 7:11am 5:33pm
24Sun Rise: 7:09am 5:35pm
25Sun Rise: 7:06am 5:37pm
26Sun Rise: 7:04am 5:38pm
27Sun Rise: 7:02am 5:40pm
28Sun Rise: 7:00am 5:42pm