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Livestock were slaughtered so they would not have to be fed during the winter, so it was almost the only time of year when a plentiful supply of fresh meat was available. [9] The winter solstice is the reversal of the Sun's apparent ebbing in the sky; the daytime stops becoming shorter and begins to lengthen again.
The winter solstice occurs because of the Earth's tilt as it rotates around the sun. When the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun, the nights last longer.
Dōngzhì or Tōji (Chinese and Japanese: 冬至; Korean: 동지(Dongji); Vietnamese: Đông chí; lit. winter's extreme) is the 22nd solar term, and marks the winter solstice. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 270° (around 23 December) and ends when the Sun reaches the longitude of 285° (around 5 January).
Above 66.56° latitude, there is no sunset at all, a phenomenon referred to as the midnight sun. Solstice day arcs as viewed from 70° latitude. At local noon the winter Sun culminates at −3.44°, and the summer Sun at 43.44°. Said another way, during the winter the Sun does not rise above the horizon, it is the polar night. There will be ...
Brilliant Jupiter is halfway up in the south at sunset and sets around 2 a.m. in early January and by midnight late in the month. Watch the Moon pass a couple of bright stars and planets, see ...
Major winter storm threatens much of the U.S. with intense cold, snow and ice. Freddie Clayton. Updated January 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM.
During winter and spring, the days get longer and sunsets occur later every day until the day of the latest sunset, which occurs after the summer solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere , the latest sunset occurs late in June or in early July, but not on the summer solstice of June 21.
Illumination of Earth by the Sun on the day of the December solstice. The December solstice, also known as the southern solstice, is the solstice that occurs each December – typically on 21 December, but may vary by one day in either direction according to the Gregorian calendar.