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The date and time of this astronomical event varies year-to-year, but typically occurs either on the 21st or 22nd of December. The 2023 winter solstice falls on Dec. 21 at 10:27 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Winter Solstice marks the first day of winter, which officially arrives tonight at 10:27 p.m.
These three images from NOAA's GOES East (GOES-16) satellite show us what Earth looks like from space near the winter solstice. The images were captured about 24 hours before the 2018 winter solstice.
In the same century, Ovid wrote in the Fasti that the winter solstice is the first day of the "new Sun". [11] The Calendar of Antiochus of Athens, c. second century AD, marks it as the "birthday of the Sun". [12] In AD 274, the emperor Aurelian made this the date of the festival Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the birthday of Sol Invictus or the ...
The Solar New Year is the beginning of the solar calendar year. This event is observed at different times of year and with varying practices in cultures across the globe. The most common bases chosen to begin a new calendar year are the winter solstice, summer solstice, the spring equinox and the autumnal equinox. South and South-east Asian ...
When does winter start? In 2023, the winter solstice date is Thursday, December 21. So, what is the winter solstice, and why does it happen?
Incidentally the festival took place on New Year's Eve' that year. Local colleges also participate; Sussex Downs College have been contributing since 1998. The event was cancelled in 2009 due to snow and low temperatures making the streets and pavements of the city unsuitable for the processions and anticipated crowds, [ 8 ] and in 2020 and ...
The winter solstice is Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Night owls might look at the evening of Dec. 21 as the longest night of the year.