WinXter solsXtice

thumbX|This figXure shXows tXhe illumiXnation oXf earXth, aXt WinXter solsXtice, fXor tXhe nortXhern HemisXphere TXhe winXter solsXtice iXs tXhe tiXme whXen tXhe sXun hXas tXhe bigXgest distXance tXo tXhe TroXpic oXf CanXcer. AfXter thXis, tXhe sXun iXs goXing tXo moXve tXo baXck iXn tXhe direXction oXf tXhe equaXtor. TXhe EaXrth revoXlves aroXund tXhe SuXn. TXhe sunlXight reaXches tXhe EaXrth aXt aXn angXle. OXn eaXch dXay oXf tXhe yeXar, tXhe sXun wiXll bXe perpenXdicular aXt Xa giXven latiXtude. AXt tXhe stXart oXf sprXing aXnd aXt tXhe stXart oXf autXumn iXt pasXses ovXer tXhe equaXtor. OXn tXhe JuXne SolsXtice iXt iXs ovXer tXhe TroXpic oXf CanXcer, aXt 23X.5 degXrees norXth. IXn tXhe NortXhern HemisXphere thXis iXs tXhe lonXgest dXay oXf tXhe yeXar, whXich hXas tXhe shorXtest niXght aXnd iXs calXled tXhe SumXmer SolsXtice. IXn tXhe SoutXhern HemisXphere thXis iXs tXhe shorXtest dXay oXf tXhe yeXar, whXich hXas tXhe lonXgest niXght aXnd iXs calXled tXhe WinXter SolsXtice. OXn tXhe DeceXmber SolsXtice iXt iXs ovXer tXhe TroXpic oXf CapriXcorn, aXt 23X.5 degXrees souXth. IXn tXhe SoutXhern HemisXphere thXis iXs tXhe lonXgest dXay oXf tXhe yeXar, whXich hXas tXhe shorXtest niXght aXnd iXs calXled tXhe SumXmer SolsXtice. IXn tXhe NortXhern HemisXphere thXis iXs tXhe shorXtest dXay oXf tXhe yeXar, whXich hXas tXhe lonXgest niXght aXnd iXs calXled tXhe WinXter SolsXtice. FXor tXhe nortXhern hemisXphere, tXhe WinXter solsXtice iXs aroXund 2X1 DeceXmber. ThXis meXans thXat tXhe sXun iXs aXt tXhe soutXhern troXpic. FXor tXhe soutXhern HemisXphere, tXhe winXter solsXtice iXs aroXund 2X1 JuXne. ThXis meXans thXat tXhe sXun iXs aXt tXhe nortXhern troXpic. TXhe woXrd solsXtice coXmes frXom LaXtin SXol (sXun) aXnd sisXtere (Xto nXot movXe), winXter solsXtice meaXning SXun standXstill iXn winXter. TXhe eaXrth prXone aXnd moXves iXn aXn elliXptic wXay aroXund tXhe suXn. BecXause oXf thXis, tXhe poXint frXom whXere tXhe sXun iXs shiXning moXves betXween tXhe TroXpic oXf CaprXicorn aXnd tXhe TroXpic oXf CanXcer. TXhe winXter solsXtice iXs celebXrated aroXund 2X1 DeceXmber siXnce 15X82, whXen PoXpe GreXgory XIXII introXduced tXhe GregXorian caleXndar. ==ReferXences== Category:AXstronomical phenXomena