SUNRISE: WINTER SOLSTICE AT THE ENOURA OBSERVATORY

Odawara Art Foundation, in conjunction with the World Weather Network, will present a live stream of the sunrise through the Winter Solstice Light-Worship Tunnel at Enoura Observatory on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 6:48 am Japanese Standard Time.  

“The heavens and earth; the moon and tides; the weather and seasons; all these elements inextricably connected.  At Enoura Observatory, I have created the apparatus for us now to relive the experience of early humans as they first searched for meaning and their place in the universe. The winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight of the entire year. Ancient cultures around the world celebrated the winter solstice as a turning point in the cycle of death and rebirth.  The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, when the pendulum of the seasons swings back again.  I believe that if we return to ancient habits of observing the heavens, we will find inklings that point to our future.”

—Hiroshi Sugimoto 

Dates and times of live streaming:
Thursday, December 22, 2022, 6:15 – 7:15 am Japanese Standard Time
Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 9:15 – 10:15 pm Greenwich Mean Time
Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Eastern Standard Time
Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 1:15 – 2:15 pm Pacific Standard Time

Find out more about the Enoura Observatory weather station here.