Sky · Solstices and equinoxes
December solstice
Tue, December 21, 2021, 9:59 am CT · Computed (rule)
5 yr ago
Shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; winter begins there.
Every year
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Source, method and history
- Source
- US Naval Observatory
- How we know
- Sun position search with Astronomy Engine.
- Recurs
- annual
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- 2026-09-25: added to 2021-12-21