Groundhog Day
2 February 2026 — Oh, my shadow! Six more weeks of winter, then…
Groundhog Day is observed every year on 2 February in the United States and Canada. According to the folk belief, if the groundhog emerges from its burrow and sees its shadow, winter will last six more weeks. If it does not, spring will arrive early. The best-known celebration takes place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where the tradition has been held since 1887 and draws thousands of spectators. The custom has European roots, coming from older beliefs tied to the middle of winter, when people watched animals to predict the weather. 2 February falls roughly halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, which makes it a natural moment to wonder when the cold will end. Today the holiday is a cheerful tradition, and its forecasting accuracy is poor. Our groundhog is simply a sleepy guest of the sky, searching for its own shadow.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver constellation figure made of luminous dots and fine lines, shaped like a sleepy groundhog peeking out of a burrow and startled by its own faint starry shadow
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