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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.
During winter the situation is reversed as the North Pole tilts away from the sun for the northern hemisphere. People take part in winter solstice celebrations at Stone Henge in December 2023 (PA)
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.
Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Saturday, December 21, this year (well, for the vast bulk of the world’s population anyway).
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.
Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon which marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The winter solstice may be referred to as: December solstice in the Northern Hemisphere; June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere; Winter solstice may also refer to: Winter Solstice, 2004 American film with Anthony LaPaglia
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, according to the National Weather Service. This occurs due to the Earth's tilt from the sun.
The first recorded usage of the term was in 1143, when the author of the Novgorod First Chronicle referred to the winter solstice as "Koročun". [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It was celebrated by Slavs around December 20/21 [ citation needed ] , the longest night of the year and the night of the winter solstice .