Winter Solstice in Odisha: All you need to know about shortest day and longest night today

For the Northern Hemisphere, the summer (June) solstice occurs around June 20-21, and the winter (December) solstice happens around Dec. 21-22.

Winter Solstice in Odisha: All you need to know about the shortest day and longest night today

It’s going to be a long night today. Tonight is the Winter Solstice- the longest night of the year. Winter solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year, falls on December 21 or 22 every year. 

This year, the winter solstice is falling on December 22 and will experience the fewest hours of daylight and the longest night of the year. The night will be 13 hours and 19 minutes while the day will be only 10 hours and 41 minutes.