Winter Solstice 2022

Conversely, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice marks the day of the year when we are at our maximum tilt toward the sun, causing the ...

The prehistoric monument Newgrange in Ireland, built around 3200 B.C.E., was associated with this celebration and has features that align with the sun on mornings around the winter solstice. [Farmers’ Almanac](https://www.farmersalmanac.com/winter-solstice-first-day-winter), in ancient Rome the winter solstice was celebrated as part of the Saturnalia festival that included banquets, gift giving and general merriment in honor of the Roman god of time, Saturn. Because the sun played such an important role in early humanity’s timekeeping and spiritual traditions, many cultures held festivals and celebrations in honor of the winter solstice. This makes the winter solstice the day of the year with the least amount of daylight, when the sun appears to travel its lowest arc across our sky, causing long, lanky shadows at noon. Typically falling on or around June 21, it is the day with the most amount of daylight, and noontime shadows that are short. Conversely, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice marks the day of the year when we are at our maximum tilt toward the sun, causing the sun’s trajectory across our sky to be at its highest point.

The Ursid meteor shower peaks around the December solstice this week.

in Allentown, providing 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight in Allentown, according to [TimeAndDate.com](https://www.timeanddate.com/). While the Ursids are not particularly strong, the The Ursid meteor shower peaks the night of Dec. [shortest day of the year](https://www.yahoo.com/news/winter-solstice-2022-everything-know-160108274.html) will see sunrise at 7:22 a.m. [caused by the Earth’s tilted axis](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/what-is-summer-winter-solstice-answer-might-surprise-you#:~:text=Solstices%20occur%20because%20Earth's%20axis,the%20course%20of%20a%20year.). On the December solstice, the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky for those in the northern hemisphere — but it’s highest for those in the southern hemisphere, where summer is beginning.

The first day of winter 2022 will be here soon. Here are details about the date and time, and why it is called the winter solstice.

The other winter season — the one most people recognize — starts each year on Dec. It occurs when the tilt of the North Pole is positioned the [farthest from the sun](https://www.space.com/winter-solstice), causing less light to reach the northern half of our planet. 1 to be the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere — with this season running through all of December, January and February. In the weather world, meteorologists and climatologists consider Dec. Eastern Standard Time — is technically known as the [winter solstice](https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-winter-winter-solstice) and will make Wednesday the shortest day of the year in terms of how much daylight we get. 21 marks the start of their summer season. It is a combination of sol, which means sun, and stitium, which means to stop. [official start of winter](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/winter-solstice-2022-first-day-of-winter-is-less-than-a-week-away/3023073/) is almost here. For people living in the southern hemisphere, Dec. In New York City, there will only be 9 hours, 15 minutes and 17 seconds of daylight, according to the time experts at [TimeAndDate.com](https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york). [Winter’s precise arrival](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/12/13/when-is-first-day-of-winter-2022-winter-solstice-dates/69689052007/) — at 4:48 p.m. Although it may feel a little gloomy to have so much darkness, after Dec.

As the southern hemisphere celebrates the start of summer, those north of the equator will experience the shortest day of the year, known as the winter ...