Winter solstice 2022 brings the longest night of the year to Northern Hemisphere

There are brighter days ahead — literally.

An illustration of the Northern Hemisphere sky at noon on Dec. 21 as the Earth is tilted farthest from the sun.marks the official start of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest day of the year. This year, the winter solstice occurs today, which means that from here on out, each day will be longer than the last for the next six months..

will begin rising later and setting earlier, and will appear lower in the sky at local noon. In fact, if you can make it outside around noon local time today, take a look at your shadow; it should be the longest noontime shadow of the year due to the low angle of the sun. Seasons on Earth occur not because of our distance from the sun, but because of the planet's tilt.

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