Solstice literally means 'Sun Stands Still', for a few days around the time of the winter solstice the sun appears to stand still in the sky
June solsticetoSeptember equinox: 93.6 days September equinoxtoDecember solstice: 89.8 days December solsticetoMarch equinox: 89.0 days
Winter Solstice date normally falls on Dec 21 to 23. The 2024 Winter Solstice Day is on Dec 21. There is no holiday off for this festival for Chinese.
2023 星期一 1月2日 (一) Winter Solstice (Nyilo) Public Holiday 2024 星期三 1月3日 (三) Winter Solstice (Nyilo) Public Holiday 2025 星期四 1月2日 (四) Winter Solstice (Nyilo) Public Holiday While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the tabl...
Please note: The dates given on this page are based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which for practical purposes is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). While the Winter solstice occurs at the same moment in time all over the world, the date and local time differ from location ...
See more about Winter Solstice DateThe Winter Solstice is only celebrated for one day. In astronomy, the exact start time in 2023 is 11:27:09, December 22 in Beijing Time; in Universal Time is 04:27:09, December 21; and in Eastern Standard Time is 22:27:09, December 21. Winter Sols...
Winter Solstice By:History.com Editors Updated:December 11, 2023|Original:September 21, 2017 copy page linkPrint Page Matt Billian/Getty Images Table of Contents Ancient Solstice Celebrations Winter Solstice Traditions Sources The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year. In...
When is the first day of winter? In 2025, the winter solstice date is Sunday, December 21. So, whatisthe winter solstice, andwhydoes it happen? Learn all about the shortest day of the year—and tell us what winter means to you!
The December solstice 2023 in the Norther Hemisphere was on Friday, 22. December 2023, 04: 27 or 4:27 am The Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon. It marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Winter solstice occurs for the Northern Hemisphere in December and for ...
, Chinese used Winter Solstice as the first day of the year. It might be too cold to celebrate the New Year in the late December. Later, the Chinese New Year day was moved to early spring.Winter Solstice Day is around December 21 every year. The time of Winter Solstice determines the ...