Occurs around December 21st, it is the time of year when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the beginning of winter and it is when the sun passes directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, 23°S latitude.
The point on the ecliptic where the Sun is farthest south. The winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year, occurs on, or near, December 21, and marks the first day of winter. See celestial sphere for a helpful diagram.
Time in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is farthest south of the equator, December 21-22.
December 22nd. The longest night of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere).
Another term for the Sabbat of Yule.
The place, on the Ecliptic, where the Sun is at its greatest southern declination. Also, the day when it is at that point. Also, the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere.
Solar Festival, also known as Yule, the longest night of the year, approximately December 21
the position on the ecliptic occupied by the sun about December 22 when it reaches its greatest southerly declination
December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point
Point on the celestial sphere where the Sun reaches its greatest distance south of the celestial equator; the time of the year with the shortest amount of daylight.
The date on which the sun reaches the greatest distance south (in the Northern Hemisphere) of the celestial equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs when the sun in overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn (latitude 23° 27' S) on or about December 21.
Approximately December 22 in the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is lowest in the sky and directly overhead at latitude 12 1/2° S, the Tropic of Capricorn.
The moment when the Sun reaches its greatest distance south of the celestial equator, on or about December 22. In the Northern Hemisphere this marks the first day of winter; in the Southern Hemisphere it marks the first day of summer.
1. That point on the ecliptic occupied by the sum at maximum southerly declination. Sometimes called December solstice, first point of Capricornus . 2. That instant at which the sun reaches the point of maximum southerly declination, about December 22.
the solstice when the sun is lowest in the sky; the first day of winter
The solstices are the days when the Sun reaches its farthest northern and southern declinations. The winter solstice occurs on December 21 and marks the beginning of winter (this is the shortest day of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice occurs on June 21 and marks the beginning of summer (this is the longest day of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere.
Winter Solstice was a Christian melodic deathcore band from Lynchburg, Virginia. Originally signed to Metal Blade Records, although recently have split up. Some of the former members have come together with members of Everything Falls Together and formed a new band, Ghost of a Fallen Age.
Winter Solstice is a 2004 film about a widowed father and his two sons that are struggling to come to terms with life and each other after the sudden death of their wife and mother. It stars Anthony La Paglia, Aaron Stanford, Mark Webber, and Allison Janney and is written and directed by Josh Sternfeld.