The Norad Santa Tracker might be in operation on December 24, so you may spot the place St Nic is in his quest to tug off his one night-per-year job
The well-known Santa tracker is operated by the North American Aerospace Defence Command and has been operating for greater than 60 years.
Right here is how one can see his progress on Christmas Eve, which this yr falls on a Tuesday.
How one can comply with Father Christmas on Norad
The Norad tracker could be accessed here.
Norad claims to have the ability to monitor Santa utilizing an knowledgeable radar system known as the North Warning System, which might detect when he has departed from the North Pole. Satellites and fighter jets additionally assist to pinpoint his whereabouts.
What route does Santa take?
Based on Norad, Santa begins his mission on the Worldwide Date Line and takes in Zhangye in China earlier than heading off to the Pacific, New Zealand and Australia.
After a quick stop for milk and mince pies, he will glide up to Japan and the rest of eastern Asia before moving on to Africa.
From there, he will head on to Western Europe and later the US, Mexico and central and south America.
He will be accompanied by his trusted team of reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
Norad says: “Keep in mind, Santa’s route can be affected by weather, so it’s really unpredictable. Norad co-ordinates with Santa’s Elf Launch Staff to confirm his launch time but, from that point on, Santa calls the shots. We just track him!”
How long does Santa’s route take?
Norad says that Santa “does not experience time the way we do”.
“His trip seems to take 24 hours to us but, to Santa, it might last days, weeks or even months. Santa would not want to rush the important job of delivering presents to children and spreading joy to everyone, so the only logical conclusion is that Santa somehow functions within his own time-space continuum,” they claim on their website.
