Winter Solstice (4:44 a.m. Central Time Zone)

article posted at ALMANAC - "Old Farmer's Almanac" - (Dec. 21, 2016) =

Winter Solstice Dates

Winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight
during the whole year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it
always occurs around December 21 or 22. (In the Southern
Hemisphere, it is around June 20 or 21.) 
In 2016, the winter solstice begins at:


Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 4:44 a.m. CST