Winter Solstice 2009 and the shortest day of the year arrive in the middle of the Snow Storm East Coast – State of Emergency with serious Snow Accumulation Totals and Snowfall Totals New Jersey. Today seems to be the right time to celebrate Winter Solstice 2009 and the shortest day of the year.

According to the Winter Solstice 2009 details declared by different observatories, this year, Winter Solstice would start at 11:47 am CST. People who are located in the other time zones are expected to calculate the time depending on the time difference they have from CST.

Today, sun would reach the extreme corner on the southern part of earth, making the day shortest in the northern hemisphere and longest in the southern hemisphere. It means that today people in the northern hemisphere would receive the minimum light and heat of sun. Therefore, the places, which are already affected by the snowfall and winter storms might experience a drop in temperature tonight. However, the duration of day will increase from tomorrow and places which have been frozen for the winter weather can get to see some changes.