On Feb 2,2023

It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrows on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early.

How To Watch Groundhog Day 2023 on TV and Livestream

The Pennsylvania Tourism Office is once again hosting live coverage of the Groundhog Day celebration, which this year marks the 137th commemoration.

The Visit Pennsylvania website will be live streaming Groundhog Day 2023 straight from Punxsutawney, with the stream beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

Punxsutawney Phil, who is, according to lore, the same animal that was at the first Groundhog Day ceremony back in 1886, is due to emerge from his den at about 7:25 a.m. ET.

USA Today is also running the livestream via its official YouTube channel.

on television, both FOX and NBC will run a shorter broadcast of Punxsutawney Phil’s big moment from 7:15 a.m. ET.

Local residents in Pennsylvania can tune in to PCN (on channels 74 and 1127 for Comcast subscribers or channels 9 and 509 for Verizon FIOS members) for the full event, with a live broadcast beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

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