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The winter solstice occurs during the hemisphere's winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice (December 21 or 22) and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice (June 20 or 21). Although the winter solstice itself lasts only a moment, the term also refers to the day on which it occurs.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice will occur on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. EST. Where did the name winter come from? How the season got its name.
Washington will receive just three extra seconds of daylight on Dec. 22 than on the winter solstice, and by New Year’s Eve, the state will be enjoying an additional 4 minutes and 20 seconds of ...
The shortest day of the year will see an early sunset at 3:51pm ... the first day of winter. This year, it falls on Saturday 21 December at 9:21am, while the sun is expected to set at 3:51pm ...
Dōngzhì or Tōji (Chinese and Japanese: 冬至; Korean: 동지(Dongji); Vietnamese: Đông chí; lit. 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 23 December) and ends when the Sun reaches the longitude of 285° (around 5 January).
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world.
The length of the December-solstice year has been relatively stable between 6000 BC and AD 2000, in the range of 49 minutes 30 seconds to 50 minutes in excess of 365 days 5 hours. This is longer than the mean year of the Gregorian calendar, which has an excess time of 49 minutes and 12 seconds. Since 2000, it has been growing shorter.
Saturday Dec. 21, 2024 marks the winter solstice this year. ... The extra long night and short day occur thanks to the Earth's tilt from the sun. During the winter solstice, the tilt brings the ...