Sunset gets later before winter's shortest day: the time paradox explained

AUSTIN (KXAN) — We all know that the Winter Solstice typically falls on December 21st, including this year, and it's the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight. In Austin, on that day we only receive roughly 10hrs and 11 minutes of daylight.With that said, our shortest day of the year is not when we experience our earliest sunset, nor is it when we experience our latest sunrise. If you look at the sunrise and sunset times for any city in the northern hemisphere around this time you