**Winter Solstice: Ancient Monuments and Cosmic Balance**
Published: December 22, 2025
Duration: 1:36
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Good evening, stargazers! Today is December 22nd, and we're celebrating one of the most celestially significant dates on the calendar—the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere!
On this very day each year, something truly spectacular happens: the Sun reaches its southernmost point in the sky, marking the moment when the Northern Hemisphere tilts farthest away from our star. This is the shortest day and longest night of the year for everyone north of the equator, while our friends down under in the Southern Hemisphere are enjoying their Summer Solstice—the...
Good evening, stargazers! Today is December 22nd, and we're celebrating one of the most celestially significant dates on the calendar—the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere!
On this very day each year, something truly spectacular happens: the Sun reaches its southernmost point in the sky, marking the moment when the Northern Hemisphere tilts farthest away from our star. This is the shortest day and longest night of the year for everyone north of the equator, while our friends down under in the Southern Hemisphere are enjoying their Summer Solstice—the...