Winter Solstice
At 15:06 GMT, the Sun reaches its southernmost declination along the plane of the ecliptic, marking the winter solstice: a turning point in Earth’s orbital rhythm.
This is not about the 'shortest day', nor the 'longest night' (none of that is true about today), but it is about the motion of the plane of the ecliptic through the celestial sphere.
The Sun’s apparent path through the sky, shaped by the tilt of Earth’s axis, now hovers at its lowest arc in the southern celestial hemisphere. From this moment, it begins its slow ascent northward, tracing a new curve across the heavens.
The solstice is a moment of orbital stillness. A pause in the celestial descent. A whisper from the cosmos that motion continues, even in quiet.
So light a candle. Brew something warm. And honour the geometry that guides the seasons.