Winter Solstice 2024: The shortest day of the year on December 21, the sun will set in only so many hours

Winter Solstice 2024: In India, mid-November to February is called winter season, because it is coldest at this time. Especially in the northern areas the temperature remains low during this period. After winter, autumn begins, in which there is mild cold.

Generally in winter season the day is short and the night is long. But out of 365 days of the year, there is one day, which is also known as winter or hibernal solstice. Because this is the shortest day of the year.

winter solstice

Many people are not aware of the winter solstice. Because people generally believe that in winter, days are short and nights are long. But winter solstice is a day when the sun sets very early. But this does not happen in every part of the world. Rather, this happens only in the countries of the northern hemisphere of the earth. Whereas in the countries of the Southern Hemisphere the situation is completely opposite. There the day is long and the night is short.

In the language of geography it is called winter solstice. But do you know the reason why the night is long and the day is short on this day? According to geography, when one of the poles of the Earth is at its maximum inclination away from the Sun, then it happens that there is a difference in the duration of night and day. The winter solstice may occur on December 21, 22, or 23 in the Northern Hemisphere.

when is winter solstice 2024

This year the winter solstice will take place on Saturday 21st December. That means on December 21, 2024, the day will be short and the night will be long. According to NASA, the solstice will occur on December 21 at 04:20 am Eastern Time, which marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

However, how long you will get sunlight on December 21, 2024 depends on where you live. However, north of the equator you will get the least amount of sunlight on this day. But how much you will get depends on your location.

The sun will set early on 21st December

On December 21, the sun’s rays are perpendicular to the Tropic of Capricorn and touch the Tropic of Cancer obliquely. This is the reason that on this day the sunset happens early and the night also starts early and on this day the sunlight falls on the earth for less time.

The festival is winter Sankranti

Shilakal Sankranti is considered to mark the beginning of winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, the first day of winter is celebrated as the winter solstice. In many countries, Shilakali Sankranti is celebrated as a holiday and festival, which people celebrate in different ways in different countries. On this day people burn wood, dance, sing, eat food and spend time with loved ones.

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