Today – December 21, 2024 – marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. It was precisely at 1:21 a.m. Pacific time (9:21 a.m. UTC — Coordinated Universal Time.) It’s the day when the North Pole is tilted farthest from the Sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the southern hemisphere, today marks the summer solstice, their longest day of the year.
From an astronomical perspective, during the winter solstice, the Sun reaches its southernmost point in the sky (from our northern hemisphere viewpoint) and appears to stand still momentarily before beginning its gradual northward journey again. The word “solstice” itself comes from the Latin “solstitium,” meaning “sun standing still.” Continue reading “Happy Winter Solstice”
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