About this Event

Sun reaches its southernmost point. Shortest day. Start of Uttarayana — Sun begins northward journey. Auspicious half of the year begins.

Jyotish Significance

Winter Solstice (Uttarayan) is an important astronomical transition. Sun reaches its southernmost point. Shortest day. Start of Uttarayana — Sun begins northward journey. Auspicious half of the year begins. In Jyotish, the Uttarayan (start of northward journey) and Dakshinayan (start of southward journey) mark auspicious and inauspicious halves of the year respectively. The two equinoxes are solar midpoints.

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