The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. That means the days that follow bring the promise of more daylight.

However, even as we gain daylight and our sunsets get later, our sunrises also get later too.

On the morning of the winter solstice, the sunrise in Syracuse is at 7:33 a.m.

We end up with roughly nine hours of daylight thanks to a sunset shortly after 4:30 p.m.

From December 29 through the first week of January, we experience our darkest mornings.

During this stretch, the sun rises at approximately 7:36 a.m.

This means that the daylight we start to gain after the winter solstice occurs at the end of the day.

By mid-February, sunrise will be closer to 7:00 a.m.

If you're like me, the late sunrises make it tough to get the day started.

With the darkest mornings coinciding with the holidays, those with time off will hopefully be able to take advantage of it and sleep in a little later!