21 DecemberSolstice: the Sun enters Capricorn
The longest night: from here the light returns.
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| Exact moment | 21 Dec 2026, 20:50 UTC |
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| Position | 0°01′ Capricorn |
Times are in UTC. The event is one moment for the whole Earth, so in the Americas it can fall on the evening before.
What a solstice is
On 21 December 2026 the Sun reaches 0° Capricorn: the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere and the longest day in the southern one.
Astrology reads a solstice as a turning point of the year: from here the days start to lengthen or to shorten.
The sign is Capricorn: ambition, duty and structure.
Questions
Why does the house need my birth time?
The houses turn once a day with the Earth: the Ascendant moves about one degree every four minutes. Without the time the house of an event is a guess, so the result shows only the planets it touches.
Is the date the same everywhere?
The event is one moment for the whole Earth. The page gives it in UTC; in your time zone the date can be a day earlier or later.
How is it calculated?
With Swiss Ephemeris: geocentric positions in the tropical zodiac and Placidus houses. It is the same calculation the sky today page, the apps and the public API use.
Is it free?
Yes. The calculation on this page is free. To ask the AI what the event means for you, you need a free account; the AI then reads the event against your whole chart.
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