Days have been getting shorter and shorter, and now December 21 marks Winter Solstice in India and the other countries of the world in the northern hemisphere. The date marks the shortest day of the year, the point when the sun’s path in the sky is farthest south.
While the meteorological winter starts on December 1, the astronomical winter starts from Winter Solstice, which takes place on either December 21 or 22. With the sun traveling the shortest path in its daily journey though our sky, people in the northern hemisphere get the least amount of sunlight and consequently the shortest night. After Winter Solstice, the days start becoming longer again in the run up to the Summer Solstice in June, which marks the longest day of the year.
Also called the December Solstice, the day has carried immense significance for humans since ancient times.
While the meteorological winter starts on December 1, the astronomical winter starts from Winter Solstice, which takes place on either December 21 or 22. With the sun traveling the shortest path in its daily journey though our sky, people in the northern hemisphere get the least amount of sunlight and consequently the shortest night. After Winter Solstice, the days start becoming longer again in the run up to the Summer Solstice in June, which marks the longest day of the year.
Also called the December Solstice, the day has carried immense significance for humans since ancient times.
