First Day of Winter

Happy first day of winter everyone. Today, the winter solstice occurred at 4:23 PM marking the transition into the season of winter. Now, what actually happens during the winter solstice?

During the winter solstice, the earth's axial tilt is the farthest from the sun. The angle of earth's tilt determines where a majority of the sun's energy gets observed. A combination of this plus the sun being at it's lowest position in the sky makes it winter in the northern hemisphere, and summer in the summer hemisphere.

And with the winter solstice being the shortest day of year with only 9.5 hours of daylight, the days only get longer from here. What is cool is that we have a full moon happening on the same day as the winter solstice. Decembers moon is known as the cold moon which is named for the arrival of winter. Tonight's forecast calls for decreasing clouds with a slight breeze. It will get chilly however as we are expecting a low around 22 degrees. Overall, it is still a beautiful night to go observe this cold moon. And maybe a few meteors as well!