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2. When and what is the winter solstice? Things to know about ...

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   The days are short and the nights are long. That can only mean one thing: The winter solstice is coming. The first day of winter for the northern hemisphere of Earth will begin on Dec. 21 at ...

3. Why meteorological and astronomical winter start on 2 ...

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   Astronomical winter always starts on the solstice, which falls between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22. These dates vary from year to year due to leap years and the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around ...

4. 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.

5. December solstice - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. What to know about the winter solstice, 2024's shortest day

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   The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically.

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

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   Winter Solstice 2024: Don’t worry, the shortest day of the year is closer than you think. Maira Butt. December 12, 2024 at 11:07 AM. While it was celebrated as a sacred time in ancient cultures ...

8. 2024–25 North American winter - Wikipedia

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   The 2024–25 North American winter is the future winter season in North America as it will occur across the continent from December 21, 2024 to March 20, 2025. The season began at the winter solstice, which in 2024 occurred on December 21, 2024, and it will end at the spring equinox which will occur on March 20, 2025. [1]

9. Winter solstice 2024: The shortest day of the year is arriving

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   As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a reminder that the darkest day of the year is upon us. For the more than 6 ...