Summer sunsets can be lovely. But if you ask me, the colors at play during an autumn or winter sunset are consistently better — and as it turns out, there’s science to back up that opinion.

the perfect sunset can take place. Many of these factors occur most often in winter, so winter months can be an ideal season to see sunsets. First, clean air is ideal for sunsets. Particulates in ...

(So yes, by some definitions, winter started last Sunday.) But it might surprise you to learn the earliest sunset of the year is not on the winter solstice, despite its dark and gloomy reputation.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The first day of winter is coming on Dec. 21, and you might assume that this will be the earliest sunset of the year. But sunsets will actually increase by a few minutes as ...

This is how to see when the sun will set in your area. You can also check for winter solstice sunrise and sunset times where you are at timeanddate.com New York City’s winter solstice sunset ...

But sunsets during winter are sometimes brilliant. I took this February sunset photo about five minutes before sundown. This is a great time of the day to go outside and look for colors in the clouds.

So, how did the earliest sunset of the year happen a full two weeks before the shortest day of the year — the winter solstice? It’s mainly because of the way the earth orbits the sun in an ...