The latest Google Doodle celebrates Winter Solstice and the Great Conjunction with an animated graphic on December 21. Winter solstice usually takes place between December 19 and December 23 in the northern hemisphere. Today’s animated Doodle “celebrates the Northern Hemisphere’s first day of winter as well as this rare double planet sighting- or “Great Conjunction”- which can be viewed from anywhere around the globe!”

December 21 marks the Winter solstice in northern hemisphere and is the shortest day and longest night of the year. The exact opposite happens in the southern hemisphere. The Great Conjunction occurs when Jupiter and Saturn overlap in the night sky. The Jupiter Saturn Great Conjunction is being referred to as the ‘Christmas Star of 2020’.

According to NASA, this event will take place after approximately 400 years since the planets were this close to each other in the sky and almost 800 years after Jupiter and Saturn aligned in the night.

Google Doodle celebrates Winter Solstice 2020 and the Great Conjunction; Here’s what you need to know

Google Doodle Exhibits Astronomical Events: Winter Solstice, Great Conjunction

Google Doodle celebrates winter solstice and The Great Conjunction with animated graphic

Google Doodle celebrates winter solstice and the ‘great conjunction’

Google Doodle celebrates winter solstice and The Great Conjunction

Google Doodle celebrates ‘the great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn

Google Doodle: इस महान संयोजन पर नासा और गूगल ने मिलकर बनाया डूडल, जानें क्या है खास

Winter solstice great conjunction: आज बेहद करीब आएंगे शनि और बृहस्पति, Google ने बनाया खास डूडल

Google ने अद्भुत खगोलीय घटना पर बनाया खास Doodle, 800 साल बाद काफी करीब होंगे गुरु और शनि