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Astronomically speaking, winter begins at the solstice on Dec. 21, where in terms of light, we are in the darkest of days — but there is hope. The solstice represents the least amount of daylight for Washington, which is 9 hours 19 minutes of sun, according to Naval Observatory astronomer Geoff Chester.