I took this at 13:26 hours on Monday. It wasn’t dark. Nothing like it. In the other direction it was a clear day. This view made me stop the car and take a quick shot. It is not enhanced except by cropping. It is a close-up. I was ready for it.
“Dark of the moon and the longest night.
The deepest dark is here. Long live the light!”
A traditional Solstice chant or blessing, typically recited during Yule. It hails the 'rebirth of the sun'
