New Delhi: Today is the shortest day of this year. That is, on 22 December 2022. The reason is astronomical events. He will also explain. But first, you understand that today your day will be of 10 hours 41 minutes and night 13 hours 19 minutes. Although the time of light and dark also depends on your location.
On December 22, 2022, the Sun will be vertical on the Tropic of Capricorn at the time of Earth’s rotation around the Sun. Due to this, the northern hemisphere of the earth will have the shortest day and the longest night. If you talk about Central India, then the sunrise there will be at 7.05 in the morning. The sunset will be at 5.46 in the evening. This means the daytime will be 10 hours and 41 minutes. And night time 13 hours 19 minutes.
“On this day the angle of sunlight will be 23 degrees 26 minutes 17 seconds south. Next year on March 21, the Sun will be on the equator, then day and night will be of equal time. This is called Winter Solstice in English. Solstice is a Latin word That is made from solstim. The Latin word sol means sun while sestair means to stand still. These two words are combined to form the word solstice which means sun to stand still. It is because of this natural change. The shortest day and longest night are on 22 December.
Like other planets, the Earth is also inclined at 23.5 degrees. Due to the rotation of the earth on the inclined axis, the rays of the sun fall more in one place and less in another. Let us tell you, at the time of Winter Solstice, there is more sunlight in the Southern Hemisphere.
At the same time, there is less sunlight in the northern hemisphere. For this reason, the sun stays longer in the Southern Hemisphere on this day, due to which the day here is longer. Summer starts in countries like Argentina, Australia, and South Africa today.
Winter solstice means the shortest day of the year
On December 22, the Sun’s rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn, due to which it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere and here the days are long and the nights are short. While at this time the sun’s rays fall obliquely in the northern hemisphere, due to which the day is short and the night is long here, as well as there is a cold season here. It is also known as Winter Solstice or Winter Solstice. Australia, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa have summertime at this time because it falls in the Southern Hemisphere and here it is the longest day of the year. Read the importance of Makar Sankranti here.
Cultural Significance of the Winter Solstice
Christmas Day, the main festival of Christians, is celebrated immediately after the winter solstice. The winter solstice, which falls in the winter season, is celebrated by the people of Australia by taking a dip in the Derwent River, which is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
The reason why the dates of the solstice differ
The different dates of the solstice are mainly due to the calendar system. Most Western countries use the Gregorian calendar, which has 365 days in a common year and 366 days in a leap year. A tropical year is a time the Earth takes one revolution around the Sun, and it takes 365.242199 days to complete one revolution, but this time varies slightly from year to year due to the influence of other planets, which is why the dates also keep on changing.
