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noun
- 1. the solstice that marks the onset of winter, at the time of the shortest day, about 22 December in the northern hemisphere and 21 June in the southern hemisphere.
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The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth 's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern).
Jul 30, 2024 · winter solstice, the two moments during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere (December 21 or 22) and farthest north in the Southern Hemisphere (June 20 or 21).
Sep 21, 2017 · The winter solstice is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight. Humans may have celebrated the winter solstice as far back as the Stone Age.
For many people, the winter solstice marks the changing of fall to winter. But there’s a difference between the winter solstice —called the astronomical first day of winter—and the first...
Jan 17, 2024 · The Winter Solstice, or the December Solstice, is the point at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. At the Winter Solstice, the sun travels the shortest...
Dec 20, 2016 · The winter solstice is the year's shortest day, but the start of winter also launches the sun's steady climb toward the long, warm days of summer. This year, the northern winter solstice...
Dec 20, 2022 · The winter solstice heralds the astronomical start of winter and marks the day with the fewest hours of daylight for the year. But what's the science behind the shortest...
The winter solstice marks the start of winter. When is the solstice 2024 and what is a winter solstice? When does winter start in both hemispheres?
Dec 21, 2017 · The start of winter (for the Northern Hemisphere) is defined as the moment when the Sun hovers over Earth's Tropic of Capricorn (the line of latitude 23½° south of the equator) before heading north — a moment called, by Northerners, the winter solstice.
Dōngzhì or Tōji (Chinese and Japanese: 冬至; Korean: 동지(Dongji); Vietnamese: Đông chí; "winter's extreme") is the 22nd solar term, and marks the winter solstice. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 270° (around December 22) and ends when the Sun reaches the longitude of 285° (around January 5).
