Winter as of in the present day – Tonight the most important night time

Winter begins formally as of in the present day with the most important night time tonight.

At round 18.00 Cyprus time on Tuesday, 21 December, the solar will attain a degree the place it would seem to shine farthest to the south of the equator, over the Tropic of Capricorn, thus marking the second of the winter solstice, the start of winter.

For us within the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice marks the longest nights and shortest days of the yr.