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News Items tag as: Winter solstice

  • Celebrate the winter solstice at Pen Henge in Penticton

    The official start of winter tomorrow will be marked by the winter solstice, an event that many people around the globe celebrate including those who will go up to Pen Henge to see the sun set behind its winter solstice stone.
  • How to celebrate winter solstice at Penticton's Pen Henge

    The official start to winter is today and while marking the winter solstice is a huge celebration in some parts of the world – such as China’s Dongzhi Festival – it’s not that big a deal in Kamloops or most of the Okanagan, but it's growing in popularity.
  • Christmas Star, meteor shower coincide with arrival of winter solstice

    Today marks the winter solstice, the time of year when the northern hemisphere experiences a day with the least amount of daylight making tonight the longest night of the year.
  • Saturday is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year (kinda)

    Saturday, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice in Kamloops and the Okanagan. At 11:19 Eastern Standard Time, or 8:19 Pacific Time, the Sun reaches its farthest southern point in the sky, marking the official beginning of winter.
  • First day of winter will have full moon and meteor shower

    The shortest day of the year comes with some reasons to look up into the night sky. This year’s winter solstice on Friday, Dec. 21 will feature a full moon, a meteor shower and the conjunction of the planets Mercury and Jupiter.

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