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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. ... People gather at sunrise for the winter ...
Humans have been celebrating the winter solstice for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations built landmarks like Stonehenge in England and Torreon at Machu Picchu, Peru, to track the sun's ...
For people in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice this year is Dec. 21, 2024. It'll start at 4:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. For people in the Southern Hemisphere, their winter solstice ...
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.
The December-solstice solar year is the solar year based on the December solstice. It is thus the length of time between adjacent December solstices. 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.
When is the winter solstice 2024? 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?
While there is no well-agreed-upon date used to indicate the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there are two definitions of winter which may be used. Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2024 occurred on December 21, and ends at the March equinox, which in 2025 will occur on March 20. [1]
December 12, 2024 at 11:07 AM. While it was celebrated as a sacred time in ancient cultures, the winter solstice continues to hold importance in the modern day to mark the beginning of winter.