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Published 1:30 am Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A hint of sunlight shines on a Washington State Ferry on Tuesday, the day after the winter solstice, as it sails into Port Townsend. The sun will rise a few more minutes earlier each day and set a few minutes later through the spring equinox on March 20. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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A hint of sunlight shines on a Washington State Ferry on Tuesday, the day after the winter solstice, as it sails into Port Townsend. The sun will rise a few more minutes earlier each day and set a few minutes later through the spring equinox on March 20. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
(Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

A hint of sunlight shines on a Washington State Ferry on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, the day after the winter solstice, as it sails into Port Townsend.

The sun will rise a few more minutes earlier each day and set a few minutes later through the spring equinox March 20.