Winter Solstice 2022: All You Need To Know About The Shortest Day Of The Year

The December solstice marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. This year, the Winter Solstice falls on December 22, 2022, in India. This day in the world is observed as the year's shortest day.

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Winter Solstice or Hibernal Solstice is here, it's the shortest day or longest night of the year. Winter Solstice day is marked once every year on either December 21 or 22 in the winter season. Winter solstice is a key part of many cultures around the world and is celebrated in many ways.

What is Winter Solstice?

The word 'Solstice' is derived from the Latin scientific term 'solstitium', which roughly means "sun standing still".

The two solstices in a year are: the winter solstice occurs once a year in each hemisphere: once in the Northern Hemisphere (in December) and once in the Southern Hemisphere (in June).

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For every place north of the Tropic of Cancer, the sun is at its highest point in the sky and this is the longest day of the year. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.

The shortest day of the year

The Winter Solstice, or the December Solstice, is the point at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. At the Winter Solstice, the sun travels the shortest path through the sky resulting in the day of the year with the least sunlight and therefore, the longest night.

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In the Winter Solstice, the days become shorter and shorter in the Northern Hemisphere which occurs annually on the 21st or 22nd of December. On this date,?winter begins officially, according to a NASA resource. From then onwards the days become increasingly long leading up to the Summer Solstice, or the June Solstice, and the longest day of the year.

When is Winter Solstice? Date & Time

The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs on Thursday, 22 December 2022. This year the timing of the Solstice will be 3:18 IST in New Delhi, India.

Why is the winter solstice so important?

The astronomical importance of the Winter Solstice is the beginning of the lengthening of days and the shortening of nights. The Winter Solstice is the point at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. During the end of the year, the Northern Hemisphere receives less sunlight, whereas the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer.

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This means that the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere will be December 22 because the South Pole will be tilted toward the sun and have more sun exposure.

How do people celebrate Winter Solstice?

Pagans and Wiccans celebrate Winter Solstice as one of the best times and oldest winter celebrations in the world. The celebration of Winter Solstice takes place on the shortest day and longest night of the year. According to Pagans, Winter Solstice is the end of darkness and rebirth of the Sun and light.

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