The winter solstice occurs when the sun passes directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, or 23.5 South latitude. This is the southernmost latitude the sun’s angle reaches during the year.

The winter solstice occurs between Dec. 20 and Dec. 23 due to the calendar system and the Earth’s angle and rotation. This year, the winter solstice falls on Dec. 21.

This year’s winter solstice occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. Eastern time, according to the Almanac. The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice always falls on December 21 or 22.

As the winter solstice approaches and the number of hours of sunlight in a day decreases, the sun's path sinks lower in the sky, though it follows the same general arc.

The rarest winter solstice dates are December 20 and 23. For example, the last December 23 solstice was in 1903, and the next ...

As the winter solstice approaches and the number of hours of sunlight in a day decreases, the sun's path sinks lower in the sky, though it follows the same general arc.

The winter solstice occurs when the sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year in terms of daylight, according to the Almanac. This event will ...

(WLUK) -- Thursday at 9:27 p.m. marks the official start of winter. Dec. 21, 2023 is known as the "winter solstice" because it's the day of the year with the shortest amount of daylight hours.

On the winter solstice in December, the Sun's most direct rays are positioned over the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees south latitude), while on June's summer solstice, the most direct rays of ...

In early May, the sun gets to around a 68 degree angle above the ground in southern Colorado. For comparison - at the summer solstice, it's 75 degrees, and at the winter solstice, it's 28 degrees ...

Listen for two hours of winter solstice reflection hosted by Patty Painter-Wakefield: the poetry of song, and the peace, beauty, and comfort found in the longest night of the year on ‘December ...