--- title: Groundhog Day Livestream: Watch Punxsutawney Phil description: The most famous groundhog looks for his shadow around 7 a.m. EST canonical: https://time.com/4203462/groundhog-day-livestream-punxsutawney-phil/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-02T12:10:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:29:34.028Z og:title: Livestream: Watch Punxsutawney Phil Predict When Winter Will End og:description: The most famous groundhog looks for his shadow around 7 a.m. EST og:url: https://time.com/4203462/groundhog-day-livestream-punxsutawney-phil/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4be057350c736902/69887bb70b72e3cf506e7eef/punxsatawney-phil.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3900 og:image:height: 2194 og:image:alt: Punxsutawney Phil Makes Annual Forecast On Groundhog Day og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Livestream: Watch Punxsutawney Phil Predict When Winter Will End twitter:description: The most famous groundhog looks for his shadow around 7 a.m. EST twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4be057350c736902/69887bb70b72e3cf506e7eef/punxsatawney-phil.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Groundhog Day Livestream: Watch Punxsutawney Phil Predict When Winter Will End > Sponsored content. 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Groundhog handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Feb 2, 2016 12:10 PM UTC It’s [that time of year](http://time.com/3691918/groundhog-day/) again: On Tuesday morning, before he takes his morning coffee and reads the Daily [Groundhog](http://time.com/3685895/groundhog-day-history/) News, Punxsutawney Phil will peek out of his den to try to see his shadow, as the human world watches with bated breath. As legend has it, if he sees his shadow, we’re in for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, that means spring is already on its way. Watch live as the rodent does the wildlife equivalent of checking the weather on his iPhone. 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