Winter Solstice Moon — 2021
Last Night’s #Moon Waning Gibbous, Illumination: 95% — Dec 21 @ 10:07 PM #CanonR5 & RF 100-500L ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/160s, @500mm handheld/cropped. (Original image in comments.) — December 21st marks the first day of winter and the winter solstice, a date celebrated by astrologers and many cultures around the world. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the Sun moves into the sign of Capricorn – the oldest and wisest of the earth elementals – until Jan. 19.