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  2. Solstice - Wikipedia

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    A solstice is the time when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. Two solstices occur annually, around 20–22 June and 20–22 December. In many countries, the seasons of the year are defined by reference to the solstices and the equinoxes.

  3. Winter solstice - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Daylight saving time - Wikipedia

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    Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time (United States and Canada), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.

  5. Why the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and ...

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    The days get longer after the winter solstice but sunrises keep getting later into mid-January. Why the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and what signs to look for that it's here ...

  6. Winter solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year

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    The solstice usually – but not always – takes place on December 21. The date that the solstice occurs can move forward or back by a day because the solar year (the time it takes for the sun to ...

  7. Winter Solstice 2024: Don’t worry, the shortest day of the ...

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    Arriving on the same day across the globe, a solstice occurs when the sun reaches its lowest or highest point in the sky during the year as a result of the Earth’s axis tilting to or away from ...

  8. Winter - Wikipedia

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    In some cultures, the season is regarded as beginning at the solstice and ending on the following equinox. [16] [17] In the Northern Hemisphere, depending on the year, this corresponds to the period between 20, 21 or 22 December and 19, 20 or 21 March. [12] In an old Norwegian tradition, winter begins on 14 October and ends on the last day of ...

  9. When is the winter solstice? A guide to the shortest day of ...

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    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. Winter solstice, explained.