Today is March 11, 2025, a day that greets us with sunrise at 07:12 and sunset at 18:12, offering exactly 11 hours of daylight. The preceding night stretched for 13 hours, a reminder that winter’s long shadows are still lingering. We find ourselves 68 days past the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, and now have just 22 days to go until the spring equinox, when day and night will briefly balance.

Daylight is steadily gaining ground, having accumulated a net gain of 150 minutes since the last equinox. Today alone, we pocket an extra 6 minutes of light, a gentle nudge toward longer days. This increase comes from a cooperative effort: the sun is rising 3 minutes earlier and setting 3 minutes later, as if it’s finally shaking off its winter sluggishness and stretching its rays a bit further each evening.